Chrysopelea taprobanica

Chrysopelea taprobanica
At Kandalama, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species:
C. taprobanica
Binomial name
Chrysopelea taprobanica
Smith, 1943[2]

Chrysopelea taprobanica, the Sri Lankan flying snake[3][4][5] or Indian flying snake,[2] is a species of gliding colubrid snake distributed in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][6] It can glide, as with all species of its genus Chrysopelea, by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. The snake is known as "dangara dandaa - දඟරදන්ඩා" in Sinhala, due to its folding postures.

  1. ^ a b Narayanan, S.; Mohapatra, P.; Ganesh, S.R.; Srinivasulu, C.; Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Chrysopelea taprobanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197189A76381871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197189A76381871.en. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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