Dryophylax ramonriveroi
Species of reptile
| Dryophylax ramonriveroi | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dryophylax |
| Species: | D. ramonriveroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005 | |
Dryophylax ramonriveroi, also called the Guianan coastal house snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and Brazil.[2]
Taxonomy
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Superfamily | Colubroidea |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Clade | Caenophidia |
| Genus | Dryophylax |
| Species | D. ramonriveroi |
Etymology
It is named after Ramon Rivero, who has maintained the reptile collection at the Rancho Grande Biological Station for over 20 years.
Description
They have been recorded to feed exclusively on anurans. D. ramonriveroi exhibit nocturnal and semi-aboreal habits. Information about this species is scarce, due to its limited geographical range.[3]
Habitat and Behavior
Life cycle
This species is ovoviparous.
References
- ^ Ouboter, P.; Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. (2019). "Thamnodynastes ramonriveroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49845724A49845726.
- ^ "Dryophylax ramonriveroi". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Rivas, Luis R.; Callapa, Gabriel; Mendoza-Miranda, Patricia; Muñoz, Arturo; Eversole, Cord B.; Powell, Randy L. (2024-03-28). "Dryophylax chaquensis (Bergna & Álvarez, 1993) (Serpentes, Colubridae): first record from Cochabamba Department and a geographic range extension in Bolivia". Check List. 20 (2): 530–535. doi:10.15560/20.2.530. ISSN 1809-127X.
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