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Dendrelaphis Subocularis
''Dendrelaphis subocularis'', common name, commonly known as the mountain bronzeback or Burmese bronzeback, is a species of snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae from Southeast Asia. Taxonomy ''Dendrelaphis subocularis'' belongs to the genus ''Dendrelaphis'', which contains 48 other scientific description, described species.. ''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: Distribution The species is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan), and Indonesia (Java). Behavior The snake is Diurnality, diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. References Reptiles described in 1888 Dendrelaphis, subocularis Snakes of Asia Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles of China Reptiles of Indonesia Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
