Species profile—Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Colubridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=colubridae ) (colubrid snakes) → Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=512&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=512&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=512 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
Class
Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
Family
Colubridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=colubridae ) (colubrid snakes)
Scientific name
Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Gray, 1827)
Common name
green tree snake
Type reference
Gray, J.E. 1826. Reptilia. Appendix. pp. 424-434 in King, P.P. (ed.). Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822. London : John Murray Vol. 2. [1827 on title page] [432].
WildNet taxon ID
512
Synonym(s)
Dendrelaphis punctulata
Leptophis punctulatus
Ahaetulla punctulatus
Alternate name(s)
common tree snake
yellow-bellied black snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Photo gallery
  • Photo of Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake) - McGreevy, D.,Queensland Government,1979 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3532?f=.jpg )
  • Photo of Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake) - McGreevy, D.,Queensland Government,1979 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3533?f=.jpg )
  • Photo of Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake) - Hogan, L.,Queensland Herbarium, DES ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/5299?f=.jpg )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=512 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=512 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.