Drymoluber
Genus of snakes
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Drymoluber is a genus of New World snakes of the family Colubridae.
| Drymoluber | |
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| Drymoluber brazili | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Drymoluber Amaral, 1930 |
Geographic range
The genus Drymoluber is endemic to South America.[1]
Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Drymoluber apurimacensis Lehr, Carrillo & Hocking, 2004 - Apurímac woodland racer
- Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918) - Brazilian woodland racer
- Drymoluber dichrous (W. Peters, 1863) - northern woodland racer
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Drymoluber.
Etymology
The specific name, brazili, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Vital Brazil.[2]