Dryophylax gambotensis explained
Dryophylax gambotensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[1] [2]
Taxonomy
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality Gambote, Bolivar, Colombia.
It is also called Thermodynastes gambotensis [3] [4] [5]
Description
D. gambotensis contains 19 dorsal rows of smooth, weakly keeled scales and a single scale pit. It features a stout, spinous hemipenis. The maxillary teeth configuration is 12-14+2G, with 13+2G being the most common. Its chin is heavily pigmented, and larger scales may show contrasting pale centres. There is a presence of 7 supralabials.
Habitat and Behavior
This species is natice to Gambote, in Bolivar region in Colombia.
Life cycle
It has a viviparous mode of reproduction.
Notes and References
- Web site: Dryophylax gambotensis . Reptile Database . The Reptile Database . 24 January 2019.
- Web site: Thamnodynastes gambotensis . IUCN . 24 January 2019 . 23 October 2013.
- Henao Bañol . Efraín Reinel . Meneses . Luis Hernando . 2017-07-01 . Una nueva especie de Pharneuptychia Forster, 1964 del área natural única los estoraques -Norte de Santander, Colombia- (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE) . Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural . 21 . 2 . 173–183 . 10.17151/bccm.2017.21.2.11 . 2462-8190. free .
- Franco . Francisco L. . Ferreira . Talita Gancev . 2002-12-01 . Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste brasileiro, com comentários sobre o gênero . Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology . 1 . 2 . 57 . 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v1i2p57-74 . 2316-9079.
- Acuña-Vargas . Julio César . 2016-12-13 . Anfibios y Reptiles asociados a cinco coberturas de la tierra, municipio de Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia . Acta Zoológica Mexicana . New Series . 32 . 2 . 133–146 . 10.21829/azm.2016.322940 . 2448-8445. free .
