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Species profile—Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Colubridae (colubrid snakes) → Dendrelaphis punctulatus (green tree snake)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
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

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=512.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024