Thamnodynastes

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

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

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.