---
title: "Malaiische Peitschennatter"
description: "Ahaetulla mycterizans — Reptilien. Ahaetulla mycterizans, also known commonly as the big-eye green whip snake, the Malayan green whipsnake and the Malayan vine snake, is a species of slender arboreal vine snake in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/malayan-whipsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malaiische Peitschennatter

> Ahaetulla mycterizans — Reptilien. Ahaetulla mycterizans, also known commonly as the big-eye green whip snake, the Malayan green whipsnake and the Malayan vine snake, is a species of slender arboreal vine snake in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Ahaetulla mycterizans*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 651
- Wikidata: [Q2715633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715633)
- iNaturalist taxon: [93578](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/93578)

## Names

- en: Malayan Whipsnake
- de: Malaiische Peitschennatter

## Countries with the most observations

SG (240), ID (202), MY (70), TH (48)

## Summary

Ahaetulla mycterizans, also known commonly as the big-eye green whip snake, the Malayan green whipsnake and the Malayan vine snake, is a species of slender arboreal vine snake in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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

## Photo

![Malaiische Peitschennatter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malayan-whipsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263934664

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malayan-whipsnake?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).