Ahaetulla: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ahaetulla
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Ahaetulla
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ahaetulla
Ahaetulla, commonly referred to as Asian vine snakes or Asian whip snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes distributed throughout tropical Asia. They are considered by some scientists to be mildly venomous and are what is commonly termed as 'rear-fanged' or more appropriately, opisthoglyphous, meaning their enlarged teeth or fangs, intended to aid in venom delivery, are located in the back of the upper jaw, instead of in the front as they are in vipers or cobras. As colubrids, Ahaetulla do not possess a true venom gland or a sophisticated venom delivery system. The Duvernoy's gland of this genus, homologous to the venom gland of true venomous snakes, produces a secretion which, though not well studied, is considered not to be medically significant to humans.
Green-colored members of this genus are often referred to as green vine snakes. They are not to be confused with the "green vine snake" Oxybelis fulgidus, which convergently appears very similar but is found in Central and South America.
...Ahaetulla in languages:
- Danish
- Orientalske Piskesnoge
- English
- Asian Longnose Whipsnakes
- English
- Indian Tree Snakes
- English
- Vine Snakes
- Indonesian
- Ular pucuk
- Japanese
- エダムチヘビ属
- Russian
- Плетевидные змеи
- Thai
- สกุล งูหัวจิ้งจก
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Parent Taxon
Child Taxa
- Ahaetulla anomala
- Ahaetulla borealis
- Ahaetulla dispar
- Ahaetulla farnsworthi
- Ahaetulla fasciolata
- Ahaetulla flavescens
- Ahaetulla fronticincta
- Ahaetulla fusca
- Ahaetulla isabellina
- Ahaetulla laudankia
- Ahaetulla malabarica
- Ahaetulla mycterizans
- Ahaetulla nasuta
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla perroteti
- Ahaetulla prasina
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta
- Ahaetulla rufusoculara
- Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Ahaetulla travancorica






























































































































































