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Latest update: July 22nd, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Dryophylax
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Dryophylax

Northern Mock Vipers, Sepia Snakes

Nördliche Vipern-Nattern

Nordlige Hugormesnoge

1830 Dryophylax Wagler (type species: Coluber nattereri Mikan 1828)
Contents: 15 species, of which 10 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Thamnodynastes. Revalidated as a separate genus by Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher (2022).
Distribution: South America.
Reported from: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins), Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Surinam, Uruguay, Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad), Venezuela.

Dryophylax almae

Jararaca Mock Viper, Jararaca False Snake

Jararaca-Vipern-Natter

Jararaca-hugormesnog

2003 Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira
Dryophylax almae Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Remarks: This species represents what was previously regarded as Atlantic forest populations of pallidus.
Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe).


Dryophylax ceibae

La Ceiba Mock Viper

Ceiba-Vipern-Natter

Ceiba-hugormesnog

2007 Thamnodynastes ceibae Bailey & Thomas
Dryophylax ceibae Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.


Dryophylax chaquensis

Chaco Mock Viper, Chaco Sepia Snake

Chaco-Vipern-Natter

Chaco-hugormesnog

1993 Thamnodynastes chaquensis Bergna & Alvarez
Dryophylax chaquensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), Paraguay.


Dryophylax chimanta

Chimantá Mock Viper

Chimantá-Vipern-Natter

Chimantá-hugormesnog

1958 Thamnodynastes chimanta Roze
Dryophylax chimanta Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.


Dryophylax corocoroensis

Corocoro Mock Viper

Corocoro-Vipern-Natter

Corocoro-hugormesnog

1995 Thamnodynastes corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena
Dryophylax corocoroensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.


Dryophylax dixoni

Apure Mock Viper

Apure-Vipern-Natter

Apure-hugormesnog

2007 Thamnodynastes dixoni Bailey & Thomas
Dryophylax dixoni Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.


Dryophylax duida

Cerro Duida Mock Viper

Duida-Vipern-Natter

Duida-hugormesnog

1996 Thamnodynastes duida Myers & Donnelly
Dryophylax duida Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.


Dryophylax gambotensis

Gambote Mock Viper

Gambote-Vipern-Natter

Gambote-hugormesnog

1989 Thamnodynastes gambotensis Perez-Santos & Moreno
Dryophylax gambotensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Colombia.


Dryophylax hypoconia

Southern Mock Viper, Keeled Sepia Snake

Südliche Vipern-Natter

Sydlig Hugormesnog

1860 Tachymenis hypoconia Cope
Thamnodynastes hypoconia Cei, Bergna & Alvarez 1992
Dryophylax hypoconia Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Remarks: This species was previously referred to as strigilis, the type specimen of which was shown to be synonymous with pallidus (Cei 1993, based on information presented to him by R. A. Thomas).
Distribution: Argentina, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Tocantins), Paraguay, Uruguay.


Dryophylax marahuaquensis

Marahuaca Mock Viper

Marahuaca-Vipern-Natter

Marahuaca-hugormesnog

1995 Thamnodynastes marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena
Dryophylax marahuaquensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.


Dryophylax nattereri

Coastal Mock Viper, Amazon Coastal House Snake, Northern Coastal House Snake

Küsten-Vipern-Natter

Kyst-hugormesnog

1828 Coluber nattereri Mikan
Thamnodynastes nattereri Marques & Sazima 2004
Dryophylax nattereri Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022
1885 Thamnodynastes nattereri laevis Boulenger (syn. by implication)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Thamnodynastes pallidus (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014). Revalidated by Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher (2022), although treated as such already by other authors (e.g., Marques & Sazima 2004; Centeno, Sawaya & Marques 2008; Costa, Pantoja, Pontes & Feio 2010; Forlani, Bernardo, Haddad & Zaher 2010; Araujo & Almeida-Santos 2011; Hamdan & Lira-da-Silva 2012; Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Muñoz & Zaher 2021).
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo [incl. Ilhabela Archipelago: Sao Sebastiao]).





Dryophylax paraguanae

Paraguana Mock Viper

Paraguana-Vipern-Natter

Paraguana-hugormesnog

2007 Thamnodynastes paraguanae Bailey & Thomas
Dryophylax paraguanae Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.


Dryophylax phoenix

Petrolina Mock Viper

Petrolina-Vipern-Natter

Petrolina-hugormesnog

2017 Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher
Dryophylax phoenix Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins).


Dryophylax ramonriveroi

Turimiquire Mock Viper

Turimiquire-Vipern-Natter

Turimiquire-hugormesnog

2005 Thamnodynastes ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sanchez
Dryophylax ramonriveroi Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Remarks: Brazilian range of this species is unclear. Bailey & Thomas (2007) listed the only specimen known from the country at that time from "Roraima(?)". Records of the genus Thamnodynastes from Roraima are herein tentatively assigned to ramonriveroi. Although reported from both Guyana and French Guiana, Kuijpers (2024) stated that the species is absent from the two countries.
Distribution: Brazil (Para, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad), Venezuela.


Dryophylax yavi

Cerro Yaví Mock Viper

Yaví-Vipern-Natter

Yaví-hugormesnog

1996 Thamnodynastes yavi Myers & Donnelly
Dryophylax yavi Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022

Distribution: Venezuela.