Dryophylax duida
| Dryophylax duida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dryophylax |
| Species: | D. duida
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996
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Dryophylax duida is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]
Taxonomy
| 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. duida |
Etymology
It is synonymous with Thamnodynastes duida [3][4][5]
Description
Habitat and behavior
It is found in the summit of Cerro Duida region at the southern end, in the valleys between peaks 7 and 16, approximately 2015 metres above ground.[2]
Life cycle
Mode of reproduction of D. duida is viviparous.[2]
References
- ^ Schargel, W.; Kornacker, P. & Rivas, G. (2015). "Thamnodynastes duida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T49845716A115401941.
- ^ a b c "Dryophylax duida". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Myers, Charles W.; Donnelly, Maureen A. (May 2001). <0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2 "Herpetofauna of the Yutajé–Corocoro Massif, Venezuela: Second Report From the Robert G. Goelet American Museum-Terramar Expedition to the Northwestern Tepuis". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 261: 1–85. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2001)261<0001:hotycm>2.0.co;2. ISSN 0003-0090.
- ^ Cadle, John E. (2001). "A Checklist and Key to the Snakes of Venezuela/lista SistemÁtica y Clave Para Las Serpientes de Venezuela". Copeia. 2001 (1): 293–294. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0293:br]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0045-8511.
- ^ Crother, Brian I. (2015). "Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. By Van Wallach, Kenneth L. Williams, and Jeff Boundy. Boca Raton (Florida): CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). $149.95. xxvii + 1209 p.; index. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. 2014". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 90 (1): 101–102. doi:10.1086/679952. ISSN 0033-5770.