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Asian Longnose Whipsnakes
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.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 21 known species
Oriental Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla prasina
Indian Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla oxyrhynca
Northern Western Ghats Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla borealis
Long-nosed Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla nasuta
Malayan Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla mycterizans
Indochinese Long-nosed Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla fusca
Farnsworth's Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla farnsworthi
Malabar Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla malabarica
Wall's Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla isabellina
Speckle-headed Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla fasciolata
Sahyadri Hills Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla sahyadrensis
Günther's Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla dispar
Red-eyed Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla rufusoculara
Variable Coloured Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla anomala
Brown-speckled Whipsnake
speciesAhaetulla pulverulenta
Yellow Whip Snake
speciesAhaetulla flavescens
Laudankia Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla laudankia
Western Ghats Bronzeback
speciesAhaetulla perroteti
Burmese Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla fronticincta
Travancore Vine Snake
speciesAhaetulla travancorica
Ahaetulla longirostris
speciesAhaetulla longirostris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30185.