Dendrelaphis fuliginosus

Dendrelaphis fuliginosus, commonly known as the Philippine lamp-black tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Philippines.

Etymology
The species is named after the Latin word "fulginosus" meaning brown or dark brown colouration.

Taxonomy
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.

Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below:

Behavior
The snake is fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.