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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


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








Genus
Tropidodryas

Atlantic Forest Tree Snakes

Atlantische Waldbaumnattern

Østbrasilianske Træsnoge

1843 Tropidodryas Fitzinger (type species: Herpetodryas serra Schlegel 1837)
1859 Galeophis Berthold (type species: Geleophis jani [sic] Berthold 1859)
1870 Teleolepis Cope (type species: Teleolepis striaticeps Cope 1870)
Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in Philodryas. Revalidated by Thomas & Dixon (1977).
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo).

Tropidodryas serra

Atlantic Forest Lowland Tree Snake, Serra Snake

Ostbrasilianische Tiefland-Baumnatter

Østbrasiliansk Lavlands-træsnog

1837 Herpetodryas Serra Schlegel
Dryophylax serra Duméril 1853
Philodryas serra Günther 1858
Chlorosoma serra Amaral 1929
Tropidodryas serra Thomas & Dixon 1977
1859 Geleophis jani [sic] Berthold (Thomas & Dixon 1977)

Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo).


Tropidodryas striaticeps

Atlantic Forest Highland Tree Snake, Jiboinha

Ostbrasilianische Hochland-Baumnatter

Østbrasiliansk Højlands-træsnog

1870 Teleolepis striaticeps Cope
Tropidodryas striaticeps Thomas & Dixon 1977
1937 Philodryas pseudoserra Amaral (Thomas & Dixon 1977)

Remarks: Correct publication year of the original description is 1870, not 1869 (Osborn 1929; Costa & Bérnils 2015).
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo).