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Dendrelaphis formosus
Basic stats
Venom
Non-venomous
Diet
Frogs, lizards
Habitat
Forest, arboreal
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
4–8 eggs (typical for Dendrelaphis)
Incubation period
About 70–90 days (typical for Dendrelaphis)
Size
Slender, medium-large (up to 1.5m)
Weight
~100–200g
A slender, fast-moving tree snake with a metallic bronze sheen along the back, among the most attractively marked of Borneo's many Dendrelaphis bronzebacks.
Diurnal and arboreal, hunting frogs and lizards, extremely fast and alert, usually seen briefly before disappearing into vegetation.
