Chrysopelea paradisi
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| Chrysopelea paradisi Boie, 1827 |
Paradise Tree Snake or Paradise Flying Snake Chrysopelea paradisi is a species of snake found in Asia. It can glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. It is mostly found in moist forests and can cover a horizontal distance of about 100 metres in a glide from the top of a tree.
[edit] Distribution
Thailand (incl. Phuket), Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Java, Mentawai Archipelago, Natuna Archipelago, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, We, Borneo, Sulawesi), Brunei Darussalam; India (Andaman Islands), Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia);Myanmar (Burma);Philippine Islands (including Sulu Archipelago, Negros Oriental, Panay, Luzon);Singapore;Race celebensis: Indonesia (Sulawesi).
Race variabilis: Philippine Islands (including Sulu Archipelago)
[edit] References
- Boie, F. 1827 Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis van Oken, Jena, 20: 508-566.
[edit] External links
- Chrysopelea paradisi at the TIGR Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Chrysopelea_paradisi.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Chrysopelea_paradisi2.jpg
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