Dryophylax ramonriveroi, also called the Guianan coastal house snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and Brazil.[1]
| Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | |
| Phylum | Chordata | |
| Class | Reptilia | |
| Order | Squamata | |
| Suborder | Serpentes | |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia | |
| Superfamily | Colubroidea | |
| Family | Colubridae | |
| Clade | Caenophidia | |
| Genus | Dryophylax | |
| Species | D. ramonriveroi |
It is named after Ramon Rivero, who has maintained the reptile collection at the Rancho Grande Biological Station for over 20 years.
They have been recorded to feed exclusively on anurans. D. ramonriveroi exhibit nocturnal and semi-aboreal habits. Information about this species is scarce, due to its limited geographical range.[2]
This species is ovoviparous.