| Dryophylax hypoconia | |
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| Dryophylax hypoconia in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dryophylax |
| Species: | D. hypoconia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860) | |
Dryophylax hypoconia is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Superfamily | Colubroidea |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Subfamily | Dipsadinae |
| Clade | Caenophidia |
| Genus | Dryophylax |
| Species | D. hypoconia |
Common names of the species are
D. hypoconia is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is distributed around several regions in Suuth America. In Brazil, it can be found in Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro. In Argentina, its range includes Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Cordoba provinces. [7]
The type locality of this species is Buenos Aires, Argentina. [7]
The species is viviparous. Clutch sizes typically range from 4-16 embryos, and there is no significant relationship between clutches size and female's body size. Oviposition occurs from January to April. [8]
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