Thamnodynastes Explained

Thamnodynastes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Thamnodynastes are endemic to South America.

Species

The following 4 species are recognized as being valid.

• Thamnodynastes longicauda Franco, Ferreira, Marques & Sazima, 2003
• Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Amazon coastal house snake
• Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas, & Da Silva, 2005
• Thamnodynastes silvai Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz, & Zaher, 2021

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnodynastes.

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Thamnodynastes, p. 112).
• Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Thamnodynastes, new genus, p. 182). (in German and Latin).