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Dryophylax chaquensis

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Species of snake
Dryophylax chaquensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dryophylax
Species: D. chaquensis
Binomial name
Dryophylax chaquensis
Bergna & Alvarez, 1993

Dryophylax chaquensis, commonly known as Jararaca-Falsa (Portuguese), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Taxonomy

Full 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. chaquensis

Etymology

It is named after the type locality in the Argentinian Chaco. Another name for it is Thermodynastes chaquensis.

Description

Habitat and Behavior

This species is partly aboreal. This species is found in Paraguay (Neembucu), Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina (Santa Fe, Formosa, Chaco, Jujuy).

Life cycle

D. chaquensis has a vivparous mode of reproduction.

References

  1. Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G. & Williams, J. (2019). "Thamnodynastes chaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49845698A49845700.
  2. Carrillo, Juan Fernando Cuestas. "Predation of Thamnodynastes chaquensis (Serpentes, Colubridae) upon Elachistocleis matogrosso (Anura, Microhylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal". Herpetology Notes. 10: 355–357.
  3. ^ "Dryophylax chaquensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  4. Burgos Gallardo, Freddy; Baldo, Jorge Luis; Baldo, Juan Diego (2020-05-01). "Taxocenosis de las Serpientes (Sauropsida: Squamata) de la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 34 (1): 53–77. doi:10.31017/cdh.2020.(2019-042). ISSN 1852-5768.
  5. Di Fonzo de Abalos, Adriana; Bucher, Enrique H. (2023-12-06). "La fauna de serpientes de la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina". Ecosur: 89–98. doi:10.30972/eco.8167183. ISSN 0325-108X.
  6. Santos, Tiago Gomes dos; Cechin, Sonia Z. (2008-04-01). "Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus chaquensis: Distribution extension in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil". Check List. 4 (2): 142. doi:10.15560/4.2.142. hdl:11449/42690. ISSN 1809-127X.
  7. 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.
  8. Harrington, Sean M; de Haan, Jordyn M; Shapiro, Lindsey; Ruane, Sara (2018-07-20). "Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 (1): 61–71. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly097. ISSN 0024-4066.
Taxon identifiers
Thamnodynastes chaquensis
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