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Dryophylax gambotensis

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Dryophylax gambotensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dryophylax
Species:
D. gambotensis
Binomial name
Dryophylax gambotensis
Perez-Santos & Moreno, 1989

Dryophylax gambotensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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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 D. gambotensis

Etymology

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The species is named after its type locality Gambote, Bolivar, Colombia.[1]

It is also called Thermodynastes gambotensis [3][4][5]

Description

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D. gambotensis contains 19 dorsal rows of smooth, weakly keeled scales and a single scale pit. It features a stout, spinous hemipenis. The maxillary teeth configuration is 12-14+2G, with 13+2G being the most common. Its chin is heavily pigmented, and larger scales may show contrasting pale centres. There is a presence of 7 supralabials. [1]

Habitat and Behavior

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This species is natice to Gambote, in Bolivar region in Colombia.[1]

Life cycle

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It has a viviparous mode of reproduction.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dryophylax gambotensis". Reptile Database. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Thamnodynastes gambotensis". IUCN. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ Henao Bañol, Efraín Reinel; Meneses, Luis Hernando (2017-07-01). "Una nueva especie de Pharneuptychia Forster, 1964 del área natural única los estoraques -Norte de Santander, Colombia- (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE)". Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural. 21 (2): 173–183. doi:10.17151/bccm.2017.21.2.11. ISSN 2462-8190.
  4. ^ Franco, Francisco L.; Ferreira, Talita Gancev (2002-12-01). "Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste brasileiro, com comentários sobre o gênero". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 1 (2): 57. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v1i2p57-74. ISSN 2316-9079.
  5. ^ Acuña-Vargas, Julio César (2016-12-13). "Anfibios y Reptiles asociados a cinco coberturas de la tierra, municipio de Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. New Series. 32 (2): 133–146. doi:10.21829/azm.2016.322940. ISSN 2448-8445.