www.gernot-vogel.de


About me Contact Links


50489 visitors so far and 7597 hits on this page Deutschdiese Seite auf Deutsch
Dendrelaphis kopsteini Vogel & de Rooijen 2007


A very beautiful snake of the genus Dendrelaphis with a total length up to about 1,40m. It is found in South Thailand, Western- Malaysia Singapore and the island of Sumatra. It was often misidentified as D. cyanochloris or D. formosus . It can be easily told apart by its red colouration behind the head. The other two species are totally blue between the scales. More about the differences
  • here.

    The snake was named in honour of Felix Kopstein (1893-1939), an Austrian physician and naturalist. He lived for several years in Indonesia and contributed a lot to the snake fauna of that region. Especially two of his articles are excellent. About the egg laying habits and about the sexual dimorphism of Malayan snakes.

    At the moment Dendrelaphis kopsteini is imported from time to time. It is not easy to keep in captivity and feeds mostly on lizards. Due to the misidentiicatios in the past, little is known about the biology

    Dendrelaphis kopsteini, Picture 1

    Dendrelaphis kopsteini1

    Dendrelaphis kopsteini, Picture 2

    Dendrelaphis kopsteini2

  • back
    • Valid HTML 4.01! Best viewed with any browser LosWebOs Webhosting

    © 2004 Gernot Vogel & Janis Kruse