Dryophylax marahuaquensis
| Dryophylax marahuaquensis | |
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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. marahuaquensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
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Dryophylax marahuaquensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[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. marahuaquensis |
Etymology[edit]
It is named after its type locality, Tepuy Marahuaca. The name is synonymous with Thermodynastes marahuaquensis.[3][4][5]
Description[edit]
Habitat and behavior[edit]
D. marahuaquensis is found in Venezuela's Amazonas region. Its place of origin is Tepuy Marahuaca Norte, 2500 metres above ground level in Amazonas State.[2]
Life cycle[edit]
They follow a viviparous mode of reproduction.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. & Kornacker, P. (2015). "Thamnodynastes marahuaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T177555A67509592.
- ^ a b c "Dryophylax corocoroensis". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Jadán, Oswaldo; Mendoza, Zhofre Aguirre (2013-04-01), "Lista de las Especies de Plantas de los Tepuyes de la Cuenca Alta del Río Nangaritza, Cordillera del Cóndor.", Evaluación Ecológica Rápida de la Biodiversidad de los Tepuyes de la Cuenca Alta del Río Nangaritza, Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador, SPIE, ISBN 978-1-934151-43-3, retrieved 2024-07-03
- ^ 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. doi:10.1086/679952. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ 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.
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