Biology:Thamnodynastes pallidus

Short description: Species of snake

Thamnodynastes pallidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thamnodynastes
Species:	T. pallidus
Binomial name
Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Coluber pallidus Linnaeus, 1758 Coluber strigilis Thunberg, 1787 Natrix punctatissima Wagler, 1824 Coluber nattereri Mikan, 1828 Thamnodynastes punctatissimus — Wagler, 1830 Dipsas punctatissima — Schlegel, 1837 Sibon puctatissimus — Berthold, 1840 Thamnodynastes pallidus — Andersson, 1899 Dryophylax pallidus — Amaral, 1930 Thamnodynastes pallidus — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970

Thamnodynastes pallidus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

T. pallidus is found in Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil , Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. (Thamnodynastes pallidus, p. 112).
• Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Coluber pallidus, new species, p. 221). (in Latin).

Wikidata ☰ Q3015213 entry