Dryophylax duida

Dryophylax duida
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Dryophylax
Species:	D. duida
Binomial name
Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996

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

Etymology

It is synonymous with Thamnodynastes duida ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Habitat and behavior

It is found in the summit of Cerro Duida region at the southern end, in the valleys between peaks 7 and 16, approximately 2015 metres above ground. ^[2]

Life cycle

Mode of reproduction of D. duida is viviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Thamnodynastes duida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T49845716A115401941. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T49845716A49845718.en .
2. "Dryophylax duida". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
3. Myers, Charles W.; Donnelly, Maureen A. (May 2001). "Herpetofauna of the Yutajé–Corocoro Massif, Venezuela: Second Report From the Robert G. Goelet American Museum-Terramar Expedition to the Northwestern Tepuis". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 261: 1–85. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2001)261<0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2. ISSN   0003-0090.
4. Cadle, John E. (2001). "A Checklist and Key to the Snakes of Venezuela/lista SistemÁtica y Clave Para Las Serpientes de Venezuela". Copeia. 2001 (1): 293–294. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0293:br]2.0.co;2. ISSN   0045-8511.
5. 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.