Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature Author Leviton, Alan E. Herpetology Division, Institute of Biodiversity Science & Sustainibility, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118 & Research Associate, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. aleviton@calacademy.org Author Siler, Cameron D. Department of Biology and Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, OK 73072 - 7029, USA & Zoology Division, National Museum of the Philippines, Rizal Park, Burgos Ave., Ermita 1000, Manila, Philippines. camsiler@ou.edu Author Weinell, Jeffrey L. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 jweine2@gmail.com Author Brown, Rafe M. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 & Zoology Division, National Museum of the Philippines, Rizal Park, Burgos Ave., Ermita 1000, Manila, Philippines. rafe@ku.edu text Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2018 Oxford, England 2018-03-29 64 14 399 568 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11512589 journal article 299690 10.5281/zenodo.11512589 d7a23684-9222-422b-868a-6c8712a4fd05 0068-547X 11512589 Dendrelaphis flavescens Gaulke, 1994 Sulu Islands Tree Snake Dendrelaphis caudolineatus flavescens Gaulke, 1994b:138 , fig. 2 . Dendrelaphis flavescens , van Rooijen and Vogel, 2012:11 , fig. 6 .— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:214. TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN ( S ) .— Sanga-Sanga Id. , Sulu Archipelago, Philippines . Holotype : SMF 74846 . PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION ( ENDEMIC ) ( Map 12A [p. 123]).— Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Bubuan, Sanga-Sanga, Tawi-Tawi ) ( fide van Rooijen and Vogel [2012:11–12]). REMARKS .— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy (2014:214) also list in their distribution statement, but without support, “Sitanki”, which may refer to Sitangkai, an islet in close proximity to Tawi-Tawi . CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN] .— The conservation status of Dendrelaphis flavescens has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life .