Thamnodynastes

Thamnodynastes
Thamnodynastes pallidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830

Thamnodynastes is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains four species.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Thamnodynastes are endemic to South America.[1]

Species

The following four species are recognized as being valid.[1]

• Thamnodynastes longicauda Franco, Ferreira, Marques & Sazima, 2003
• Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Amazon coastal house snake
• Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, R.A. Thomas & da Silva, 2005
• Thamnodynastes silvai Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, R.A. Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Muñoz & Zaher, 2021

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnodynastes.

References

1. Genus Thamnodynastes at The Reptile Database

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Thamnodynastes, p. 112).
• Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Thamnodynastes, new genus, p. 182). (in German and Latin).