Dendrelaphis philippinensis Günther, 1879

Philippine Bronze-back Tree Snake

Dendrophis philippinensis Günther, 1879:78 .— van Rooijen and Vogel, 2012:17, figs. 12–13.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:216.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:169.

Dendrelaphis terrificus, Taylor, 1922a:174, pl. 23.

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus terrificus, Meise and Hennig, 1932:280 (in part).— Leviton, 1970b:389.— Smith, 1993:97.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:52 [19].— Gaulke, 2001:27, fig.3.— David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet, 2006:216.— Bucol, Alcala, Averia, Alcala, and Alcala, 2011:112.

Dendrelaphis philippinensis, Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:93 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— northern Mindanao Id., Philippines. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.6.69 (formerly BMNH 1877.10.9.62).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 13B [p. 124]).— Basilan, Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Catanduanes, Cebu, Dinagat, Kalotkot, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Albay [southern], Camarines Sur, Sorsogon), Mindanao (Prov.: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Zamboange del Norte, Zamboanga de Sur), Polillo, Samar, Siargao, Siquijor. (After van Rooijen and Vogel, 2012:19; details for Mindanao modified from details provided by Leviton [1968], Ferner et al. [2001], Gaulke [2001], David et al. [2006], Sanguila et al. [2016].)

REMARKS.— Van Wallach et al. (2014:216) include Camiguin, Dinagat, Kalotkot, Samar, Siquijor, and Surigao in their distribution statement for this species and attribute the distribution to van Roojen and Vogel (2012). Curiously, van Rooijen and Vogel do not include Samar or Kalotkot in their distribution statement for the species on page 19 but do so in the discussion on page 21. Otherwise, no where in their paper do they include Camiguin, Dinagat, Siquijor, and Surigao in their distribution statement for D. philippinensis (see van Rooijen and Vogel [2012:19, 21]).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Dendrelaphis philippinensis 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.