Dryophylax paraguanae explained
Dryophylax paraguanae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela and Colombia.[1]
Taxonomy
Etymology
This species is named after its type locality, the Península de Paraguaná in Falcón state, Venezuela. The name is synonymous with Thamnodynastes paraguanae.[2] [3] [4]
Description
Dryophylax paraguanae features weakly keeled dorsal scales arranged in 19-19-15 configuration. Its hemipenis is slender anc lacks spines. The maxillary teeth are typically arranged in 13+2G format, and its infralabials and chin is usually heavily pigmented. It has fewer ventrals and subcaudals than neighboring species like D. nattereri and D. gambotensis.
Habitat and Behavior
This species is native to Venezuela (Falcón) and Colombia (Magdalena). Its place of origin is Norte de Paraguana, Falcón State.
Life Cycle
Snakes of this species follow a ovoviparous mode of reproduction.
Notes and References
- Web site: Dryophylax paraguanae. Reptile Database . 24 January 2019.
- Bailey . Joseph R. . Thomas . Robert A. . Silva Jr . Nelson Jorge da . 2005-12-01 . A revision of the South American snake genus Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Tachymenini): I. Two new species of Thamnodynastes from Central Brazil and adjacent areas, with a redefinition of and neotype designation for Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology . 4 . 2 . 83 . 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i2p83-101 . 2316-9079.
- 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.
- 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.2.2 . 1175-5334.
