Lesser Sundas Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis inornatus

Description

Dendrelaphis inornatus is medium in size and slender with large eyes and a long slender tail. The top of the head and upper body are dark red, with two black stripes on the sides, the upper and lower parts of the body are bordered with yellow or lime green stripes, the top of the strips starting from the sides of the head. This striated fade in the tail. There are blue, light green or white spots that can be seen when the body flexes. The underside is light green or yellow. There are 15 rows of fine scales in the middle of the body. The scales of vertral 163-208, subkaudal 99-169, are hard-edged forming a continuous ridge along the lower side of the body (as are found in all species of this genus). There are 9 scales of the upper lip. Non-venomous and harmless.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Total length 100 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Reptilia

ORDER

:

Squamata

FAMILY

:

Colubridae

GENUS

:

Dendrelaphis

SPECIES

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Dendrelaphis inornatus

Distribution

In Bali, it is common in lowland rainforests, monsoon forests, savanna and agricultural lands, up to an altitude of about 700 m above sea level. Elsewhere it is also recorded in montane forests, marshes and gardens, up to 1300 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India includes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nepal, South China, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Kalimantan, Indonesia from Sumatra to the Kai Islands, including Sulawesi and Nusa Penida

Habits and Lifestyle

Dendrelaphis inornatus is a shy and fast-moving snake, active during the day, including the hottest times. Many also have scars. At night sleep loosely curled up in thin piles.

Lifestyle

Arboreal and Terrestrial

Biome

Monsoon forest and savanna

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Dendrelaphis inornatus is a carnivorous species, by foraging for prey on lizards and toads on the ground or by climbing trees. Many snakes show the parasite bumps under the skin that are common in frog-eating snakes.

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

Dendrelaphis inornatus is an oviparous species. The female lays 2-12 eggs, carved about 30 by 10mm. The length of the newly hatched snake calf is 250mm. On Komodo Island, females usually mature when the length from snout to anus reaches 530mm, males are at 510mm from snout to anus.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 12 eggs

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Reference

  1. Dendrelaphis inornatus Nusa Penida article
  2. Somaweera, R. 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide To The Reptiles and Amphibians of Bali. John Beaufoy Publishing, Oxford, England.