Description ²

INTRODUCTION

• Non Venomous
• Bronzeback snakes are found throughout India and SE Asia.
• Have excellent vision and a gyroscopic head to catch frogs & birds.

IDENTIFICATION

• Long, slender body with a wide bronze stripe along it's body and yellowish white belly.
• Flat head, large round pupils, usually a stripe across eye and white spot on top of head.
• Has bright sky blue interscale pattern displayed when threatened.
• Grow to 4 feet on average.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

• Very common throughout India.
• Inhabits forests and human habitations with lots of trees.
• Usually found in the open on trees, dense bushes and rarely hide.

DIET AND BEHAVIOR

• Mainly feed on frogs, lizards and small birds too.
• Diurnal and Arboreal, use vision and fast locomotion to hunt.
• Alert and very quick to escape, regularly jump in trees at large heights.
• When threatened, inflates neck and displays blue interscale pattern.
• Usually non-offensive, may strike to bite if not handled properly.

Other Bronzebacks ²

10 other species of bronzebacks are found in India, only 4 are found in peninsular India, all of them endemic to the WG.

• Ashok’s Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis ashoki)
• Southern Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis chairecaeos)
• Giri’s Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis girii)
• Large-eyed Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis grandoculis)

Fontes e Créditos

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Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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