
Chrysopelea pelias
Banded Flying Snake
As recorded: Chrysopelea pelias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Colubridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: JRH 6439
- Region
- Indonesia
- Identified by
- J R Hendrickson
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chrysopelea pelias observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 279 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Gunung Mulu National Park, Pusat Mel Miri, Sarawak, MY
(c) John Witton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) vale07_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Bishan, Singapore
(c) Samuel Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Singapore Island, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) skypinkly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Central Catchment Natural Reserve, Singapur, SG, SG
(c) Johannes Schuster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chrysopelea pelias. BPBM 40668. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090166081. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/40668.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090166081 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
