Dendrelaphis striatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dendrelaphis striatus, commonly known as the banded bronzeback or striated bronzeback treesnake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae found in Southeast Asia. Dendrelaphis striatus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.
Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below: Dendrelaphis striatus is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bronzeback sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bronzeback in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Bronzeback sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Bronzeback sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Dendrelaphis
The closest relatives of the Banded Bronzeback that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (genus Dendrelaphis, Bronzebacks) are Common Bronze-back (about 20%), Gray Bronzeback (about 10%) and Wall's Bronzeback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Bronzeback is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kuala Lumpur (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
