Chrysopelea rhodopleuron

Chrysopelea rhodopleuron, commonly known as the Moluccan flying snake, is a species of gliding snake of the family Colubridae.^[2]

Chrysopelea rhodopleuron
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Ahaetuliinae
Genus:	Chrysopelea
Species:	C. rhodopleuron
Binomial name
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Boie, 1827
Synonyms
Chrysopelea viridis Fischer, 1880

Distribution

The snake is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Ambon and Sulawesi.^[2]

Subspecies

• Chrysopelea rhodopleuron rhodopleuron Boie, 1827
• Chrysopelea rhodopleuron viridis Fischer, 1880