Dendrelaphis oliveri
| Dendrelaphis oliveri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. oliveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis oliveri (Taylor, 1950) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dendrelaphis oliveri, commonly known as Oliver's bronzeback, is a species of arboreal snake endemic to Sri Lanka. [1][2][3]
Etymology
Both the specific name, oliveri, and the common name, Oliver's bronzeback, are in honor of American herpetologist James A. Oliver.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Dendrelaphis&species=oliveri.
- ↑ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". Sri Lanka Reptile. http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Dendrelaphis%20oliveri.php.
- ↑ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). http://www.gbif.org/species/2459364.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dendrelaphis oliveri, p. 194).
Further reading
- Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33 (14): 519-603. (Ahaetulla oliveri, new species, pp. 555-557, Plate XVIII, figure 1).
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