Dryophylax corocoroensis explained

Dryophylax corocoroensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela^[1]

Taxonomy

Domain

Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Suborder	Serpentes
Infraorder	Alethinophidia
Superfamily	Colubroidea
Family	Colubridae
Subfamily	Dipsadinae
Clade	Caenophidia
Genus	Dryophylax
Species	D. corocoroensis

Etymology

D. corocoroensis is named after its type locality, the summit of Tepuy Corcoro. It is synonymous with Thamnodynastes corocoroensis.^{[2] [3]}

Habitat and Behavior

It inhabits the northwest Tepuis region, in Venezuela, at an elevation of 2150 meters in Bolivar State.

Life cycle

This species has a viviparous mode of reproduction.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dryophylax corocoroensis. Reptile Database . 24 January 2019.
2. Book: Gorzula, Stefan . Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana I: a data base . Sen︣aris . J. Celsa . 1998 . 978-980-6020-48-1 . Scientia Guaianae . Caracas.
3. Crother . Brian I. . 2015 . Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. By Van Wallach, Kenneth L. Williams, and Jeff Boundy. Boca Raton (Florida): CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). $149.95. xxvii + 1209 p.; index. ISBN: 978-1-4822-0847-4. 2014. . The Quarterly Review of Biology . 90 . 1 . 101–102 . 10.1086/679952 . 0033-5770.