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]

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Thamnodynastes ceibae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T49845690A115401704. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T49845690A49845692.en .
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.