Dryophylax ramonriveroi
| Dryophylax ramonriveroi | |
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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. ramonriveroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005
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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]It is named after Ramon Rivero, who has maintained the reptile collection at the Rancho Grande Biological Station for over 20 years.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Life cycle
[edit]This species is ovoviparous.
References
[edit]- ^ 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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