Papuan Treesnake
Dendrelaphis papuensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrelaphis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Papuan Treesnake (Dendrelaphis papuensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 7 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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.
Related snakes
- Vogel's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis vogeli
- Wickramasinghes Bronzeback Dendrelaphis wickrorum
- Sinharaja tree snake Dendrelaphis effrenis
- Binh’s Bronzeback Snake Dendrelaphis binhi
- 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
- Gray Bronzeback (caudolineatus) Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
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.