Dryophylax ceibae

Dryophylax ceibae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Dryophylax
Species:	D. ceibae
Binomial name
Dryophylax ceibae Bailey & Thomas, 2007

Dryophylax ceibae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. ^[2]

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. ceibae

Etymology

This species is named for its type locality, La Ceiba, Trujillo, Venenzuela. ^[2]

It is also referred to as Thermodynastes ceibae. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Description

D caibae is a slender snake, featuring weakly keeled dorsal scales, arranged in 19-19-13 rows. It has a divided cloacal plate, and its hemipenis is short and slender, lacking noticeable ornamentation. It has 19 maxillary teeth with two enlarged teeth (19+ 2G). ^[2]

Habitat and behavior

The snake is native to Venezuela, occurring near sea-level, especially in La Ceiba, Trujillo. ^[2]

Life cycle

They have a ovoviparous reproductive system.

References

1. Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. (2015). "Thamnodynastes ceibae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T49845690A115401704.
2. "Dryophylax ceibae". Reptile Database. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
3. Bailey, Joseph R.; Thomas, Robert A.; Silva Jr, Nelson Jorge da (2005-12-01). "A revision of the South American snake genus Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Tachymenini): I. Two new species of Thamnodynastes from Central Brazil and adjacent areas, with a redefinition of and neotype designation for Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 4 (2): 83. doi: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i2p83-101 . ISSN   2316-9079.
4. Crother, Brian I. (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.
5. TREVINE, VIVIAN C.; CAICEDO-PORTILLA, JOSÉ RANCÉS; HOOGMOED, MARINUS; THOMAS, ROBERT A.; FRANCO, FRANCISCO L.; MONTINGELLI, GIOVANNA G.; OSORNO-MUÑOZ, MARIELA; ZAHER, HUSSAM (2021-04-09). "A new species of Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 from western Amazonia, with notes on morphology for members of the Thamnodynastes pallidus group (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Tachymenini)". Zootaxa. 4952 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4952.2.2. ISSN   1175-5334.