Dryophylax hypoconia
| Dryophylax hypoconia | |
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| Dryophylax hypoconia in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dryophylax |
| Species: | D. hypoconia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860)
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Dryophylax hypoconia is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
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. hypoconia |
Etymology[edit]
Common names of the species are
- Cobra-Cipó
- Cobra-Espada
- Corre-Campo-Carenada
- Corredeira-Carenada
- Corredeira-Comum
- Corredeira-do-Campo
- Jararaca-Falsa
- Jararaquinha
Synonymous with:[edit]
- Tachymenis hypoconia- COPE 1860[2]
- Thamnodynastes nattereri- BOULENGER 1896
- Dryophylax pallidus strigilis- SERIÉ 1936[3][4]
- Thamnodynastes hypoconia [5][6]
Description[edit]
Geographic range[edit]
D. hypoconia is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is distributed around several regions in Suuth America. In Brazil, it can be found in Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro. In Argentina, its range includes Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Cordoba provinces.[7]
The type locality of this species is Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7]
Life cycle[edit]
The species is viviparous. Clutch sizes typically range from 4-16 embryos, and there is no significant relationship between clutches size and female's body size. Oviposition occurs from January to April.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Montero, R. & Williams, J. (2019). "Thamnodynastes hypoconia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15183091A15183105.
- ^ Catalogue of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: J. Dobson, Chesnut Street. 1837.
- ^ Sena, Marco Aurelio de. Levantamento da fauna e estudo cromossômico de algumas espécies de Reptilia, Squamata, do município de Cananéia, SP (Thesis). Universidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4952.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Nogueira, Cristiano C.; Argôlo, Antonio J.S.; Arzamendia, Vanesa; Azevedo, Josué A.; Barbo, Fausto E.; Bérnils, Renato S.; Bolochio, Bruna E.; Borges-Martins, Marcio; Brasil-Godinho, Marcela; Braz, Henrique; Buononato, Marcus A.; Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.; Colli, Guarino R.; Costa, Henrique C.; Franco, Francisco L. (2019-12-31). "Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna". South American Journal of Herpetology. 14 (sp1): 1. doi:10.2994/sajh-d-19-00120.1. ISSN 1808-9798.
- ^ a b Species Dryophylax hypoconia at The Reptile Database
- ^ REBELATO, MARLUCI M.; PONTES, GLÁUCIA M.F.; TOZETTI, ALEXANDRO M. (2016-07-11). "Reproductive biology of Thamnodynastes hypoconia (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Brazilian subtemperate wetlands". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 88 (3 suppl): 1699–1709. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201620140569. ISSN 1678-2690.
Further reading[edit]
- Cope ED (1860). "Catalogue of the Colubridæ in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12: 241–266. (Tachymenis hypoconia, new species, pp. 247–248).
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