Dryophylax chimanta

Dryophylax chimanta (also known as Roze's coastal house snake^[1]) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela^[1][2] and only known from the Chimantá tepui.^[1]

Etymology

This species is named after its type locality which is Chimantá Tepui, Bolívar, Venezuela.^[2]

Also called Thermodynastes chimanta. ^[3][4][5]

Habitat and Behavior

D. chimanta is regarded as partly arboreal.^[6]

Life cycle

Its reproductive cycle is viviparous.

References

1. ^ Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. (2015). "Thamnodynastes chimanta". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T49845706A49845710.en
2. ^ "Dryophylax chimanta". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
3. ^ MYERS, CHARLES W. & DONNELLY, MAUREEN A. (2001). "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
4. ^ Gorzula, Stefan & Sen︣aris, J. Celsa (1998). Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae. Caracas. ISBN 978-980-6020-48-1.
5. ^ TREVINE, VIVIAN C.; CAICEDO-PORTILLA, JOSÉ RANCÉS; HOOGMOED, MARINUS; THOMAS, ROBERT A.; FRANCO, FRANCISCO L.; MONTINGELLI, GIOVANNA G.; OSORNO-MUÑOZ, MARIELA; ZAHER, HUSSAM (2021-04-09). "A new species of Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 from western Amazonia, with notes on morphology for members of the Thamnodynastes pallidus group (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Tachymenini)". Zootaxa. 4952 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4952.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334
6. ^ Harrington, Sean M; de Haan, Jordyn M; Shapiro, Lindsey; Ruane, Sara (2018-07-20). "Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 (1): 61–71. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly097. ISSN 0024-4066