Dryophylax is a genus of Colubrid snakes (subfamily Dipsadinae) native to South America. These snakes are characterized by their slender body, arboreal habits and distinct coloration.
Geographic range All species in the genus Dryophylax are endemic to South America, mainly Brazil and Venezuela, and sometimes Colombia
Taxonomy +Full classificationDomainEukaryotaKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassReptiliaOrderSquamataSuborderSerpentesInfraorderAlethinophidiaSuperfamilyColubroideaFamilyColubridaeSubfamilyDipsadinaeCladeCaenophidiaGenusDryophylax
Species The following 15 species are recognized as being valid. Dryophylax almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003 Dryophylax ceibae Bailey & Thomas, 2007 Dryophylax chaquensis Bergna & Álvarez, 1993 Dryophylax chimanta Roze, 1958 -Roze's coastal house snake Dryophylax corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996 Dryophylax dixoni Bailey & Thomas, 2007 Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996 Dryophylax gambotensis Pérez-Santos & Moreno, 1989 Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860) Dryophylax marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996 Dryophylax nattereri (Mikan, 1820) - Amazon coastal house snake, northern coastal house snake Dryophylax paraguanae Bailey & Thomas, 2007 Dryophylax phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli, & Zaher, 2017 Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005 - Guianan coastal house snake Dryophylax yavi Myers & Donnelly, 1996
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dryophylax.
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