Chrysopelea rhodopleuron

Chrysopelea rhodopleuron, commonly known as the Moluccan flying snake, is a species of gliding snake of the family Colubridae.[1]

Chrysopelea rhodopleuron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species:
C. rhodopleuron
Binomial name
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron
Boie, 1827
Synonyms

Chrysopelea viridis Fischer, 1880

Geographic range

The snake is endemic to the islands Ambon and Sulawesi of Indonesia.[1]

Subspecies
  • Chrysopelea rhodopleuron rhodopleuron Boie, 1827
  • Chrysopelea rhodopleuron viridis Fischer, 1880

References
  1. Species Chrysopelea rhodopleuron at The Reptile Database


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