Thamnodynastes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

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

Geographic range edit

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

Species edit

The following 4 species are recognized as being valid.[1]


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

References edit

Further reading edit

  • 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).