Dryophiops

Dryophiops is a genus of whip snakes of the family Colubridae, containing two species.^[1] They are arboreal tree snakes, found in forests in Southeast Asia.

Dryophiops
Dryophiops philippina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Ahaetuliinae
Genus:	Dryophiops Boulenger, 1896
Species
Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896 Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1835) (type)

Taxonomy

The genus Dryophiops contains two species: the type species Dryophiops rubescens found in mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia, and Dryophiops philippina found in the Philippines.^[1]

Dryophiops is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dryophiops is most closely related to Ahaetulla and Proahaetulla, as shown in the cladogram below:^[2]

Ahaetuliinae	sharp‑nosed snakes Ahaetulla Proahaetulla Dryophiops Dryophiops rubescens Dryophiops philippina broad‑nosed snakes Dendrelaphis Chrysopelea

Description

Dryophiops snakes, along with their close relatives of Ahaetulla and Proahaetulla, all share an elongated and laterally compressed body plan, with elongated sharp snouts, and large eyes with horizontals pupils specialized for binocular vision.^[2]