Biology:Thamnodynastes almae
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnodynastes |
| Species: | T. almae
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| Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003
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Thamnodynastes almae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil .[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, almae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Sylvia Alma Renata Lemos Romano-Hoge.[4]
Geographic range
T. almae is found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. almae is shrubland.[1]
Description
Pale in coloration for its genus, T almae has keeled dorsal scales, which are arranged in 19 rows at midbody and in 15 rows posteriorly.[5]
Reproduction
T. almae is viviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F. et al. (2019). "Thamnodynastes almae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15183082A123741026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T15183082A123741026.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15183082/123741026. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Thamnodynastes almae ". Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Thamnodynastes&species=almae. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Franco, Francisco L. (15 August 2017). "A new species of Thamnodynastes from the open areas of central and northeastern Brazil (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Tachymenini)". Salamandra 53 (3): 339–350.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnodynastes almae, p. 6).
- ↑ Franco & Ferreira (2003).
Further reading
- Barbosa DBS, Lima MSCS, Guedes TB (2020). "First record of Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2002 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and updated distribution map". Check List 16 (5): 1323–1328.
- Franco FL, Ferreira TG (2003). "Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste brasileiro, com comentários sobre o gênero". Phyllomedusa 1 (2): 57–74. (Thamnodynastes almae, new species). (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).
Wikidata ☰ Q3519494 entry
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