Dendrelaphis binhi

{{Short description|Species of bronzeback snake}}

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| name = Binh's bronzeback snake

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| taxon = Dendrelaphis binhi

| authority = Nguyen, Nguyen, Le, Nguyen, Vo, Vo, Che & Murphy, 2023

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Dendrelaphis binhi, the Binh's bronzeback snake, is a species of bronzeback snake endemic to Southern Vietnam.{{Cite journal |last1=Nguyen |first1=Sang Ngoc |last2=Nguyen |first2=Vu Dang Hoang |last3=Le |first3=Manh Van |last4=Nguyen |first4=Luan Thanh |last5=Vo |first5=Thi-Dieu-Hien |last6=Vo |first6=Ba Dinh |last7=Che |first7=Jing |last8=Murphy |first8=Robert W. |date=2023-07-18 |title=A new snake of the genus Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Squamata: Colubridae) from the coastal area of southern Vietnam |url=https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5318.1.6 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=5318 |issue=1 |pages=130–144 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5318.1.6 |pmid=37518394 |issn=1175-5334|url-access=subscription }} The species was described in 2023 and is named after Vietnamese herpetologist Ngô Văn Bὶnh.{{Cite web |last=Pflughoeft |first=Aspen |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Pregnant 'bronze' creature snoozing on bushes in Vietnam turns out to be new species |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article277933548.html |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Miami Herald}}

Description

Dendrelaphis binhi possesses a whitish underside and bronze-brown colorings on its backside.

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Category:Snakes of Vietnam

Category:Reptiles described in 2023

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