Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: February 11th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Dryophylax
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Northern Mock Vipers, Sepia Snakes
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Nördliche Vipern-Nattern
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Nordlige Hugormesnoge
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1830 |  |
Dryophylax Wagler (type species: Coluber nattereri Mikan 1828) |
Contents:
15 species, of which 9 (60.0%) 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.
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Dryophylax almae
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Jararaca Mock Viper, Jararaca False Snake
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Jararaca-Vipern-Natter
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Jararaca-hugormesnog
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2003 | |
Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira |
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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).
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Dryophylax ceibae
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La Ceiba Mock Viper
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Ceiba-Vipern-Natter
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Ceiba-hugormesnog
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2007 | |
Thamnodynastes ceibae Bailey & Thomas |
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Dryophylax ceibae Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax chaquensis
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Chaco Mock Viper, Chaco Sepia Snake
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Chaco-Vipern-Natter
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Chaco-hugormesnog
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1993 | |
Thamnodynastes chaquensis Bergna & Alvarez |
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Dryophylax chaquensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul),
Paraguay.
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Dryophylax chimanta
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Chimantá Mock Viper
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Chimantá-Vipern-Natter
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Chimantá-hugormesnog
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1958 | |
Thamnodynastes chimanta Roze |
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Dryophylax chimanta Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax corocoroensis
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Corocoro Mock Viper
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Corocoro-Vipern-Natter
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Corocoro-hugormesnog
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1995 | |
Thamnodynastes corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena |
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Dryophylax corocoroensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax dixoni
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Apure Mock Viper
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Apure-Vipern-Natter
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Apure-hugormesnog
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Thamnodynastes dixoni Bailey & Thomas |
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Dryophylax dixoni Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax duida
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Cerro Duida Mock Viper
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Duida-Vipern-Natter
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Duida-hugormesnog
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Thamnodynastes duida Myers & Donnelly |
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Dryophylax duida Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax gambotensis
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Gambote Mock Viper
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Gambote-Vipern-Natter
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Gambote-hugormesnog
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Thamnodynastes gambotensis Perez-Santos & Moreno |
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Dryophylax gambotensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Dryophylax hypoconia
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Southern Mock Viper, Keeled Sepia Snake
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Südliche Vipern-Natter
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Sydlig Hugormesnog
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Tachymenis hypoconia Cope |
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Thamnodynastes hypoconia Cei, Bergna & Alvarez 1992 |
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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.
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Dryophylax marahuaquensis
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Marahuaca Mock Viper
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Marahuaca-Vipern-Natter
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Marahuaca-hugormesnog
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1995 | |
Thamnodynastes marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena |
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Dryophylax marahuaquensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax nattereri
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Coastal Mock Viper, Amazon Coastal House Snake, Northern Coastal House Snake
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Küsten-Vipern-Natter
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Kyst-hugormesnog
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1828 | |
Coluber nattereri Mikan |
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Thamnodynastes nattereri Marques & Sazima 2004 |
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Dryophylax nattereri Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
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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]).
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Dryophylax paraguanae
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Paraguana Mock Viper
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Paraguana-Vipern-Natter
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Paraguana-hugormesnog
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2007 | |
Thamnodynastes paraguanae Bailey & Thomas |
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Dryophylax paraguanae Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax phoenix
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Petrolina Mock Viper
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Petrolina-Vipern-Natter
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Petrolina-hugormesnog
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Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher |
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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).
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Dryophylax ramonriveroi
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Turimiquire Mock Viper
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Turimiquire-Vipern-Natter
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Turimiquire-hugormesnog
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2005 | |
Thamnodynastes ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sanchez |
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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 know from the country at that time from "Roraima(?)".
Presence there needs confirmation.
Since then it has been documented from Para.
Records of the genus Thamnodynastes from Roraima are herein tentatively assigned to ramonriveroi.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Para,
Roraima),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Dryophylax yavi
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Cerro Yaví Mock Viper
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Yaví-Vipern-Natter
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Yaví-hugormesnog
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1996 | |
Thamnodynastes yavi Myers & Donnelly |
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Dryophylax yavi Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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