Dryophylax almae explained

Dryophylax almae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, almae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Sylvia Alma Renata Lemos Romano-Hoge.^[3]

Another name for the species is Thamnodynastes almae. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Common name include Jararaca, Jararaca-Falsa, Jararaquinha (Portuguese).

Geographic range

D. almae is found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. almae is shrubland.

Description

Pale in coloration for its genus, D almae has keeled dorsal scales, which are arranged in 19 rows at midbody and in 15 rows posteriorly.^[7]

Reproduction

D. almae is viviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Barbosa DBS, Lima MSCS, Guedes TB (2020). "First record of Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2002 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and updated distribution map". Check List 16 (5): 1323–1328.
• Franco FL, Ferreira TG (2003). "Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste brasileiro, com comentários sobre o gênero". Phyllomedusa 1 (2): 57–74. (Thamnodynastes almae, new species). (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dryophylax almae . Reptile Database. 24 January 2019.
2. Franco. Francisco L.. A new species of Thamnodynastes from the open areas of central and northeastern Brazil (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Tachymenini). Salamandra. 15 August 2017. 53. 3. 339–350.
3. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
4. 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.
5. Crother . Brian I. . March 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.
6. Trevine . Vivian C. . Grazziotin . Felipe G. . Giraudo . Alejandro . Sallaberry-Pincheira . Nicole . Vianna . Juliana A. . Zaher . Hussam . 2022-09-06 . The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence . Zoologica Scripta . 51 . 6 . 643–663 . 10.1111/zsc.12565 . 0300-3256.
7. [Francisco Luis Franco|Franco]