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title: "Common Bronzeback Tree Snake"
description: "Dendrelaphis tristis — Reptiles. Dendrelaphis tristis (Common bronzeback or Daudin's bronzeback) is a species of colubrid tree-snake found in South Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-bronzeback-tree-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Bronzeback Tree Snake

> Dendrelaphis tristis — Reptiles. Dendrelaphis tristis (Common bronzeback or Daudin's bronzeback) is a species of colubrid tree-snake found in South Asia.

- Scientific name: *Dendrelaphis tristis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1127
- Wikidata: [Q2610455](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2610455)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26654](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26654)

## Names

- en: Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
- de: Baum-Bronzenatter

## Countries with the most observations

IN (855), LK (98), NP (7), BD (6)

## Summary

Dendrelaphis tristis (Common bronzeback or Daudin's bronzeback) is a species of colubrid tree-snake found in South Asia.  It is not venomous, and harmless to humans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrelaphis_tristis

## Photo

![Common Bronzeback Tree Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-bronzeback-tree-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Barbara Terhal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263458869

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-bronzeback-tree-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).