Dryophylax gambotensis
| Dryophylax gambotensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dryophylax |
| Species: | D. gambotensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax gambotensis Perez-Santos & Moreno, 1989
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Dryophylax gambotensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[1][2]
Taxonomy[edit]
| 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. gambotensis |
Etymology[edit]
The species is named after its type locality Gambote, Bolivar, Colombia.[1]
It is also called Thermodynastes gambotensis [3][4][5]
Description[edit]
D. gambotensis contains 19 dorsal rows of smooth, weakly keeled scales and a single scale pit. It features a stout, spinous hemipenis. The maxillary teeth configuration is 12-14+2G, with 13+2G being the most common. Its chin is heavily pigmented, and larger scales may show contrasting pale centres. There is a presence of 7 supralabials. [1]
Habitat and Behavior[edit]
This species is natice to Gambote, in Bolivar region in Colombia.[1]
Life cycle[edit]
It has a viviparous mode of reproduction.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Dryophylax gambotensis". Reptile Database. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Thamnodynastes gambotensis". IUCN. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Henao Bañol, Efraín Reinel; Meneses, Luis Hernando (2017-07-01). "Una nueva especie de Pharneuptychia Forster, 1964 del área natural única los estoraques -Norte de Santander, Colombia- (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE)". Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural. 21 (2): 173–183. doi:10.17151/bccm.2017.21.2.11. ISSN 2462-8190.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v1i2p57-74. ISSN 2316-9079.
- ^ Acuña-Vargas, Julio César (2016-12-13). "Anfibios y Reptiles asociados a cinco coberturas de la tierra, municipio de Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia". ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.). 32 (2): 133–146. doi:10.21829/azm.2016.322940. ISSN 2448-8445.
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