Biology:Thamnodynastes

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Thamnodynastes
Thamnodynastes strigilis.jpg
Thamnodynastes pallidus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Thamnodynastes
Wagler, 1830

Thamnodynastes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Thamnodynastes are endemic to South America.[1]

Species

The following 4 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Thamnodynastes longicauda Franco, Ferreira, Marques & Sazima, 2003
  • Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Amazon coastal house snake
  • Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas, & Da Silva, 2005
  • Thamnodynastes silvai Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz, & Zaher, 2021


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

References

Further reading

  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Genus Thamnodynastes, p. 112).
  • Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Thamnodynastes, new genus, p. 182). (in German and Latin).

Wikidata ☰ Q5078344 entry