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Dryophylax hypoconia (COPE, 1860)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesPortuguese: Cobra-Cipó, Cobra-Espada, Corre-Campo-Carenada, Corredeira-Carenada, Corredeira-Comum, Corredeira-do-Campo, Jararaca-Falsa, Jararaquinha 
SynonymTachymenis hypoconia COPE 1860: 247
Thamnodynastes nattereri BOULENGER 1896 (part.)
Dryophylax pallidus strigilis SERIÉ 1936
Thamnodynastes strigilis — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970 (part.)
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — CEI, BERGNA & ALVAREZ 1992
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — CEI 1993
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 36
Thamnodynastes strigilis — BÉRNILS et al. 2001
Thamnodynastes strigilis — RIBEIRO BARBOSA 2006
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — SCROCCHI et al. 2006: 146
Thamnodynastes hypoconia— ZAHER et al. 2011
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — WALLACH et al. 2014: 717
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — TREVINE et al. 2021
Thamnodynastes hypoconia — FRANÇA et al. 2022
Dryophylax hypoconia — TREVINE et al. 2022 
DistributionBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul [A. KWET, pers. comm.], Goias, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro),
Argentina (Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Córdoba), Paraguay, Uruguay

Type locality: Buenos Aires, Argentina  
ReproductionViviparous. clutch size: 4-16 embryos; there is no relationship with the female’s body size. Egg-laying takes place from January to April (Rebelato et al. 2016). 
TypesHolotype: ANSP 3747 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (71 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Tachymenis hypoconia and Thamnodynastes strigatus have been synonymized by BOULENGER 1886.

Similar species: T. almae and T. nattereri. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek hypo (ύπό), beneath, below, under + Greek konios (κόνιος), dusty. (COPE 1860, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
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