Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, commonly known as the striped bronzeback or grey bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. When John Edward Gray first scientifically described the species in 1834, he did not provide the origin of the scientific name caudolineatus. However, in Latin "cauda" means tail and "linea" mean line, possibly referencing the longitudinal lines reaching from head to tail.
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species. Prior to a 2012 study, several other species of Dendrelaphis were previously considered to be members of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, but are now considered to be separate species: D. flavescens, D. terrificus, D. philippinensis, and D. levitoni.
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 caudolineatus is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore. It is found in a wide variety of forested habitats, commonly seen in trees and bushes, most... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Bronzeback sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 64 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.
February–March, June, August–September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Bronzeback in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–May, July and October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Bronzeback sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Gray Bronzeback sightings, Singapore ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Dendrelaphis
The closest relatives of the Gray Bronzeback that you can see in Singapore (genus Dendrelaphis, Bronzebacks) are Common Bronze-back (about 20%) and Kopstein's Bronzeback Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Bronzeback is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Singapore (56 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.
