Dryophylax yavi explained

Dryophylax yavi 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. yavi

Etymology

Named after its type locality, summit of Cerro Yaví. It is synonymous with Thermodynastes yavi.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Habitat and behavior

Its origin place is the summit of Cerro Yavi in Amazonas, Venezuela. They are usually found at an elevation of 2150 metres.

Life cycle

The mode of reproduction followed by D. yavi is viviparous.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dryophylax yavi . Reptile Database . 24 January 2019.
2. Myers . Charles W. . Donnelly . Maureen A. . May 2001 . 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 . 10.1206/0003-0090(2001)261<0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2 . 0003-0090.
3. Cadle . John E. . February 2001 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0293:br2.0.co;2 A Checklist and Key to the Snakes of Venezuela/lista SistemÁtica y Clave Para Las Serpientes de Venezuela ]. Copeia . 2001 . 1 . 293–294 . 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0293:br]2.0.co;2 . 0045-8511.
4. 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.