Dendrelaphis flavescens Gaulke, 1994

Sulu Islands Tree Snake

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus flavescens Gaulke, 1994b:138, fig. 2.

Dendrelaphis flavescens, van Rooijen and Vogel, 2012:11, fig. 6.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:214.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Sanga-Sanga Id., Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Holotype: SMF 74846.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 12A [p. 123]).— Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Bubuan, Sanga-Sanga, Tawi-Tawi) (fide van Rooijen and Vogel [2012:11–12]).

REMARKS.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy (2014:214) also list in their distribution statement, but without support, “Sitanki”, which may refer to Sitangkai, an islet in close proximity to Tawi-Tawi.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Dendrelaphis flavescens has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.