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Dendrelaphis fuliginosus
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus, commonly known as the Philippine lamp-black tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Philippines.[2] EtymologyThe species is named after the Latin word "fulginosus" meaning brown or dark brown colouration.[2] TaxonomyDendrelaphis fuliginosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[3] Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below:[4]
BehaviorThe snake is fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.[2] References
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