Bronzebacks

The Dendrelaphis genus of snakes, also known as bronzebacks, are a group of non-venomous slender tree-snakes, found in South and South East Asia, and Australia.

There are more than forty bronzeback species, with more discovered on a regular basis.

Species known from around Bukit Lawang are:

  • Dendrelaphis caudolineatus - striped-tail bronzeback
  • Dendrelaphis formosus - elegant bronzeback
  • Dendrelaphis haasi - Haas' bronzeback
  • Dendrelaphis kopsteini - Kopstein's bronzeback
  • Dendrelaphis pictus - painted or common bronzeback
  • Dendrelaphis striatus - striated bronzeback