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 | |
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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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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
editIt is named after Ramon Rivero, who has maintained the reptile collection at the Rancho Grande Biological Station for over 20 years.
Description
editThey 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
editLife cycle
editThis 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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