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Dendrelaphis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae. Species of the genus Dendrelaphis are distributed from Pakistan, India and southern China to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. There are over 50 described species. Asian species are known commonly as bronzebacks, while the Australo-Papuan species are simply called tree snakes. All are non-venomous and entirely harmless to humans.

Taxonomy
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: Species This list is based on the latest checklist of snakes in the world and recent revisions and descriptions published in the scientific literature. The authors of a 2015 revision of the Australo-Papuan Dendrelaphis species recommended the synonymizing of D. solomonis within D. calligaster, the elevation of D. keiensis to species status, the resurrection of D. lineolatus from within D. calligaster, and the resurrection of D. macrops and elevation of D. striolatus from within D. punctulatus. They also confined D. punctulatus to Australia and D. papuensis to the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea. • Dendrelaphis andamanensisAndaman bronzeback • Dendrelaphis anthracinaDendrelaphis ashokiAshok's bronzeback tree snake • Dendrelaphis atraDendrelaphis biloreatusGore's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis binhi – Binh's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis calligaster – northern treesnake, green treesnake, coconut treesnake • Dendrelaphis caudolineatus – striped bronzeback, grey bronzeback • Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus – Gunther's bronzeback tree snake • Dendrelaphis chairecacosDendrelaphis cyanochloris – blue bronzeback • Dendrelaphis effrenis – Sinharaja tree snake • Dendrelaphis flavescensSulu bronzeback • Dendrelaphis formosus – elegant bronzeback • Dendrelaphis fuliginosus – Philippine lamp-black tree snake • Dendrelaphis gastrostictus – montane treesnake • Dendrelaphis giriiGiri's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis humayuniNicobar bronzeback, Tiwari's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis inornatusLesser Sunda bronzeback • Dendrelaphis keiensis – Kei treesnake • Dendrelaphis kopsteiniKopstein's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis levitoniLeviton's bronzeback tree snake • Dendrelaphis lineolatusDendrelaphis lorentziiLorentz River treesnake • Dendrelaphis luzonensisLuzon bronzeback treesnake • Dendrelaphis macropsDendrelaphis marenaeMaren's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis melanarkysDendrelaphis tristis – common bronzeback, Daudin's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis underwoodiUnderwood's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis vogeliVogel's bronzeback • Dendrelaphis walliDendrelaphis wickrorumWickramasinghes' bronzeback ==Description==
Description
Bronzebacks range in total length (including tail) from to up to . All species have a slender body with a long tail. Males are shorter in length and brighter in coloration; they also tend to be more active. Females are stouter with duller or darker colorations and are less active. Typical coloration includes red, brown, or orange on the head with bronze, brown, or olive-green running down the length of the back. The underside of the body is usually bright to pale green or yellow. They have big eyes and bright red tongues. The tail is fully prehensile. ==Diet==
Diet
The primary prey of Dendrelaphis species consists of lizards and frogs, but the larger species are capable of taking birds, bats, and small rodents. ==References==
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