Dendrelaphis marenae

Dendrelaphis marenae, commonly known as Maren's bronzeback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, found in Southeast Asia.

Etymology
The species is named after the herpetologist Dr. Maren Gaulke, honoring her scientific contributions to the field of herpetology in the Philippines. She also helped collect some of the initial specimens.

Taxonomy
Dendrelaphis marenae 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:

Distribution & habitat
Dendrelaphis marenae is diurnal and fully arboreal, found in forests the Philippines and Indonesia.