| Thamnodynastes | |
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| Thamnodynastes pallidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 |
Thamnodynastes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
All species in the genus Thamnodynastes are endemic to South America.[1]
Species
The following 4 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Thamnodynastes longicauda Franco, Ferreira, Marques & Sazima, 2003
- Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Amazon coastal house snake
- Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas, & Da Silva, 2005
- Thamnodynastes silvai Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz, & Zaher, 2021
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnodynastes.
References
- 1 2 Genus Thamnodynastes at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Thamnodynastes, p. 112).
- Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Thamnodynastes, new genus, p. 182). (in German and Latin).
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