Dryophylax ramonriveroi

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]

Dryophylax ramonriveroi
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Taxonomy

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Classification
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

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It is named after Ramon Rivero, who has maintained the reptile collection at the Rancho Grande Biological Station for over 20 years.

Description

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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

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Life cycle

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This species is ovoviparous.

References

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  1. ^ Ouboter, P.; Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. (2019). "Thamnodynastes ramonriveroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49845724A49845726.
  2. ^ "Dryophylax ramonriveroi". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ 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.