Dryophylax

Dryophylax
	Dryophylax almae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Dryophylax; Wagler, 1830

Dryophylax is a genus of Coulubrid snakes (subfamily Dipsadinae) native to South America. These snakes are characterized by their slender body, arboreal habits and distinct coloration.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Dryophylax are endemic to South America, mainly Brazil and Venezuela, and sometimes Colombia^[1]

Taxonomy

Full classification
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

The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

Dryophylax almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003
Dryophylax ceibae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
Dryophylax chaquensis Bergna & Álvarez, 1993
Dryophylax chimanta Roze, 1958 -Roze's coastal house snake
Dryophylax corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
Dryophylax dixoni Bailey & Thomas, 2007
Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996
Dryophylax gambotensis Pérez-Santos & Moreno, 1989
Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860)
Dryophylax marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
Dryophylax nattereri (Mikan, 1820) - Amazon coastal house snake, northern coastal house snake
Dryophylax paraguanae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
Dryophylax phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli, & Zaher, 2017
Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005 - Guianan coastal house snake
Dryophylax yavi Myers & Donnelly, 1996

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dryophylax.

References

^ ^a ^b Genus Dryophylax at The Reptile Database

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[RDB-1] Genus Dryophylax at The Reptile Database

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