Dryophylax almae
Dryophylax almae (Franco & Ferreira, 2003)
Also calledJararaca (por) · Jararaca-Falsa (por) · Jararaquinha (por)
Dryophylax almae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
- Recorded from
- Brazil (Amazonas, S Ceará, Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte)
- Also published as
- Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003
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Description
Pale in coloration for its genus, D almae has keeled dorsal scales, which are arranged in 19 rows at midbody and in 15 rows posteriorly.
Range & habitat
D. almae is found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.
In human culture
The specific name, almae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Sylvia Alma Renata Lemos Romano-Hoge. Another name for the species is Thamnodynastes almae. Common name include Jararaca, Jararaca-Falsa, Jararaquinha (Portuguese).
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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References
- Hamdan, B.; D.P. Coelho; A.B. D’Angiolella; E.J.R. Dias; R.M. Lira-da-Silva. (2013). The Reptile Collection of the Museu de Zoologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil. Check List 9 (2):257-262.
- Pereira Filho GA, França FGR, Vieira WLS, Freitas AFF, Morais ZMB, Xavier GAA, Freitas MA, Alves RRN, & Moura GJB. (2024). The snakes of the flooded region of Itaparica hydroeletric dam, North‐ eastern Brazil: “Development” based on the drowning of wildlife. Check List 20 (5): 1171-1181.
- Gonzalez R. C. et al. (2020). Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214.
- 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.
- Freire, E. M. X., Kolodiuk, M. F., Gogliath, M., Kokubum, M. N. D. C., Rêgo, B. D. P., Ribeiro, M. M., ... & Sales, R. F. D. (2023). The herpetofauna of priority highland areas for conservation of the Caatinga in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 23, E20221395.
- Jorge, Jaqueiuto S. and Eliza M. X. Freire. (2011). Geographic Distribution:Thamnodynastes almae (Jararaca false snake). Herpetological Review 42 (3): 396.
From the Catalogue of Life (catalogueoflife.org), compiled from its specialist databases; CC BY 4.0. This name in the Catalogue of Life.