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Dendrelaphis girii
Habitat
Arboreal; active by day
Range
Western Ghats of south-western India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Giri's bronzeback is a day-active, tree-dwelling colubrid endemic to the Western Ghats of south-western India. It is characterised by a combination of features that include two loreal scales on each side of the head, 15 rows of back scales at midbody, enlarged scales along the spine, 166–173 belly scales and 140–147 under-tail scales (Wikipedia, general species account).
A black stripe behind the eye covers less than a quarter of the temporal region and barely extends onto the neck, and a pale line along the lower sides is absent or only rudimentary. The Reptile Database lists Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.