Dryophylax chimanta
Appearance
Dryophylax chimanta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dryophylax |
Species: | D. chimanta
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Binomial name | |
Dryophylax chimanta Roze, 1958
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Dryophylax chimanta (also known as Roze's coastal house snake[1]) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela[1][2] and only known from the Chimantá tepui.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Reptilia |
Order | Squamata |
Suborder | Serpentes |
Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
Superfamily | Colubroidea |
Family | Colubridae |
Clade | Caenophidia |
Genus | Dryophylax |
Species | D. chimanta |
Etymology
[edit]This species is named after its type locality which is Chimantá Tepui, Bolívar, Venezuela.[2]
Also called Thermodynastes chimanta. [3][4][5]
Description
[edit]Habitat and Behavior
[edit]D. chimanta is regarded as partly arboreal.[6]
Life cycle
[edit]Its reproductive cycle is viviparous.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Thamnodynastes chimanta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T49845706A115401823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T49845706A49845710.en.
- ^ a b "Dryophylax chimanta". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ MYERS, CHARLES W.; DONNELLY, MAUREEN A. (2001). <0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2 "HERPETOFAUNA OF THE YUTAJÉ–COROCORO MASSIF, VENEZUELA: SECOND REPORT FROM THE ROBERT G. GOELET AMERICAN MUSEUM–TERRAMAR EXPEDITION TO THE NORTHWESTERN TEPUIS". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 261: 1–85. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2001)261<0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2. ISSN 0003-0090.
- ^ Gorzula, Stefan; Sen︣aris, J. Celsa (1998). Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae. Caracas. ISBN 978-980-6020-48-1.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ TREVINE, VIVIAN C.; CAICEDO-PORTILLA, JOSÉ RANCÉS; HOOGMOED, MARINUS; THOMAS, ROBERT A.; FRANCO, FRANCISCO L.; MONTINGELLI, GIOVANNA G.; OSORNO-MUÑOZ, MARIELA; ZAHER, HUSSAM (2021-04-09). "A new species of Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 from western Amazonia, with notes on morphology for members of the Thamnodynastes pallidus group (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Tachymenini)". Zootaxa. 4952 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4952.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Harrington, Sean M; de Haan, Jordyn M; Shapiro, Lindsey; Ruane, Sara (2018-07-20). "Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 (1): 61–71. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly097. ISSN 0024-4066.