Green treesnake
Dendrelaphis calligaster
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrelaphis
- Continents
- Oceania, Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Green treesnake (Dendrelaphis calligaster) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 30 more. Common: recorded in 79 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Waterholes
- Coastal Scrub
- Roadsides
Related snakes
- Vogel's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis vogeli
- Wickramasinghes Bronzeback Dendrelaphis wickrorum
- Sinharaja tree snake Dendrelaphis effrenis
- Binh’s Bronzeback Snake Dendrelaphis binhi
- Papuan Treesnake Dendrelaphis papuensis
- Elegant Bronzeback Dendrelaphis formosus
- Montane Treesnake Dendrelaphis gastrostictus
- Tiwar's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis humayuni
- Gunther's Bronzeback Tree Snake Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
- Green Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulatus
- Lesser Sundas Bronzeback Dendrelaphis inornatus
- Boulenger's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis bifrenalis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.