Dendrelaphis nigroserratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dendrelaphis nigroserratus Vogel, Van Rooijen & Hauser, 2012

Holotype: QSMI 1282, juvenile ♀, collected by Sjon Hauser on 13 October 2011.
Type locality: “Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Umphang district, province Tak, Thailand. Found on Highway 1090, at 5.1 km north and uphill from the bridge over the Mae Klong Khi, near the Karen village of Mae Klong Khi, c. 1100 m elevation”.
Etymology: based on the Latin niger (black) and serrare (to saw) and refers to the conspicuous black zigzag (saw-toothed) pattern on the neck.

Vogel, G., Rooijen, J. van & Hauser, S. 2012. A new species of Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Thailand and Myanmar. Zootaxa 3392(1): 35–46. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3392.1.2 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrelaphis nigroserratus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 August 2022.
Vogel, G. & Hauser, S. 2014. IUCN: Dendrelaphis nigroserratus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T42492191A42492231. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T42492191A42492231.en. Accessed on 26 August 2022.

English: Saw-tooth-necked Bronzeback