Thamnodynastes pallidus explained

Thamnodynastes pallidus, the Amazon coastal house snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

T. pallidus is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. (Thamnodynastes pallidus, p. 112).
• Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Coluber pallidus, new species, p. 221). (in Latin).