Dryophylax chaquensis, commonly known as Jararaca-Falsa (Portuguese), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
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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. chaquensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax chaquensis Bergna & Alvarez, 1993
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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. chaquensis |
Etymology
editIt is named after the type locality in the Argentinian Chaco.[3] Another name for it is Thermodynastes chaquensis. [4][5][6][7]
Description
editHabitat and Behavior
editThis species is partly aboreal.[8] This species is found in Paraguay (Neembucu), Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina (Santa Fe, Formosa, Chaco, Jujuy).[3]
Life cycle
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Carrillo, Juan Fernando Cuestas. "Predation of Thamnodynastes chaquensis (Serpentes, Colubridae) upon Elachistocleis matogrosso (Anura, Microhylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal". Herpetology Notes. 10: 355–357.
- ^ a b c "Dryophylax chaquensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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