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Dryophylax almae (FRANCO & FERREIRA, 2003)

IUCN Red List - Dryophylax almae - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
 
Common NamesPortuguese: Jararaca, Jararaca-Falsa, Jararaquinha 
SynonymThamnodynastes almae FRANCO & FERREIRA 2003
Thamnodynastes almae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 716
Thamnodynastes almae — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019
Thamnodynastes almae — TREVINE et al. 2021
Dryophylax almae — TREVINE et al. 2022 
DistributionBrazil (Amazonas, S Ceará, Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte)

Type locality: Usina Hidroelétrica Luiz Gonzaga, no Rio São Francisco, município de Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil (between 9° 6’ S, 38° 20’ W and 8° 51’ S, 38° 45’ W), elevation 280 m.  
ReproductionViviparous 
TypesHolotype: IBSP (= IB) 52135 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 71 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Silvia Alma Renata Wilma Lemos Romano-Hoge, a herpetologist and former research scientist at the Herpetology Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is the widow of Dr. Alphonse Richard Hoge, who was Director of the Instituto Butantan. 
References
  • Barbosa DBS, Lima MSCS, Guedes TB 2020. First record of Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2002 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and updated distribution map. Check List 16 (5): 1323-1328 - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Faria, Sandro P. de; Felipe Camurugi, Júlio C. Moura-Leite, Ricardo Marques 2021. Preliminary data on the reproductive biology for Thamnodynastes almae Franco and Ferreira, 2002, (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae: Tachymenini) in a Caatinga-Atlantic Forest transitional area of Bahia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 14: 15-20
  • França, R. C., Morais, M., França, F. G., Rödder, D., & Solé, M. 2020. Snakes of the Pernambuco Endemism Center, Brazil: diversity, natural history and conservation. ZooKeys 1002: 115 - get paper here
  • Franco, F.L. & Ferreira, T. G. 2003. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste brasileiro, com comentários sobre o gênero. Phyllomedusa 1 (2): 57-74 [2002] - get paper here
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