Atractus
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Atractus
| Atractus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Xenodontinae |
| Genus: | Atractus Wagler, 1828 |
| Synonyms | |
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Adelphicos, Brachyorrhos, Calamaria, Isoscelis, Rabdosoma, Rhegnops[1] |
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Atractus is a genus of colubrid ground snakes that belong to the Xenodontinae subfamily. The genus includes more than 80 distinct species.[2]
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Geographic range
Snakes of the genus Atractus are endemic to Central and South America.
Description
This snake's maxilla is short, with 8-12 teeth; the maxillary and mandibular teeth decrease in size posteriorly. The head is not distinct from the neck; the eyes are small, with round or subelliptic pupils. Its body is cylindrical; the dorsal scales are smooth, without pits, in 15 or 17 rows; the ventral sscales are rounded. The tail can be either short or rather long; its subcaudals are paired.[3]
Species
- Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983 -- Albuquerque Ground Snake[4]
- Atractus alphonsehogei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983
- Atractus andinus Prado, 1944
- Atractus arangoi Prado, 1939
- Atractus badius (F. Boie, 1827)
- Atractus balzani Boulenger, 1898
- Atractus biseriatus Prado, 1941 -- Two-lined Ground Snake[5]
- Atractus bocki Werner, 1909
- Atractus bocourti Boulenger, 1894 -- Bocourt's Ground Snake[6]
- Atractus boettgeri Boulenger, 1896
- Atractus boulengeri Peracca, 1896
- Atractus carrioni Parker, 1930
- Atractus clarki Dunn & Bailey, 1939
- Atractus crassicaudatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854) -- Thickhead Ground Snake
- Atractus duidensis Roze, 1961 -- Venezuela Ground Snake
- Atractus dunni Savage, 1955
- Atractus ecuadorensis Savage, 1955
- Atractus elaps (Günther, 1858)
- Atractus emigdioi Gonzales-Sponga, 1971
- Atractus emmeli (Boettger, 1888)
- Atractus erythromelas Boulenger, 1903
- Atractus favae (Filippi, 1840)
- Atractus flammigerus (F. Boie, 1827)
- Atractus fuliginosus (Hallowell, 1845)
- Atractus gaigeae Savage, 1955
- Atractus guentheri (Wucherer, 1861)
- Atractus indistinctus Prado, 1940
- Atractus insipidus Roze, 1961
- Atractus iridescens Peracca, 1896
- Atractus lancinii Roze, 1961
- Atractus lasallei Amaral, 1931
- Atractus latifrons (Günther, 1868)
- Atractus lehmanni Boettger, 1898
- Atractus limitaneus (Amaral, 1935) -- Limitan Ground Snake
- Atractus loveridgei Amaral, 1930
- Atractus maculatus (Günther, 1858)
- Atractus major Boulenger, 1894 -- Brown Ground Snake
- Atractus manizalesensis Prado, 1940
- Atractus mariselae Lancini, 1969
- Atractus melanogaster Werner, 1916
- Atractus melas Boulenger, 1908
- Atractus micheli Mocquard, 1904
- Atractus microrhynchus (Cope, 1868)
- Atractus modestus Boulenger, 1894 -- Modest Ground Snake
- Atractus multicinctus (Jan, 1865)
- Atractus nicefori Amaral, 1930 -- Northern Ground Snake
- Atractus nigricaudus Schmidt & Walker, 1943
- Atractus nigriventris Amaral, 1933
- Atractus obesus Marx, 1960
- Atractus obtusirostris Werner, 1916 -- Bignose Ground Snake
- Atractus occidentalis Savage, 1955
- Atractus occipitoalbus (Jan, 1862)
- Atractus oculotemporalis Amaral, 1932
- Atractus pamplonensis Amaral, 1937
- Atractus paraguayensis Werner, 1924
- Atractus paucidens Despax, 1910
- Atractus pauciscutatus Schmidt & Walker, 1943 -- Little-scaled Ground Snake
- Atractus peruvianus (Jan, 1862)
- Atractus poeppigi (Jan, 1862) -- Basin Ground Snake
- Atractus punctiventris Amaral, 1933
- Atractus resplendens Werner, 1901
- Atractus reticulatus (Boulenger, 1885)
- Atractus riveroi Roze, 1961
- Atractus roulei Despax, 1910 -- Roule's Ground Snake
- Atractus sanctaemartae Dunn, 1946
- Atractus sanguineus Prado, 1944
- Atractus schach (F. Boie, 1827)
- Atractus serranus Amaral, 1930
- Atractus snethlageae Cunha & Nascimento, 1983
- Atractus steyermarki Roze, 1958
- Atractus taeniatus Griffin, 1916
- Atractus torquatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A. Duméril, 1854)
- Atractus trilineatus Wagler, 1828 -- Three-lined Ground Snake
- Atractus trivittatus Amaral, 1933
- Atractus univittatus (Jan, 1862) -- One-banded Ground Snake
- Atractus variegatus Prado, 1942
- Atractus ventrimaculatus Boulenger, 1905
- Atractus vertebralis Boulenger, 1904
- Atractus vertebrolineatus Prado, 1941
- Atractus wagleri Prado, 1945
- Atractus werneri Peracca, 1914
- Atractus zidoki Gasc & Rodriques, 1979
References
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II. London. p. 300.
- ^ "Atractus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=206979. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. 1894 Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II. London. p. 300.
- ^ Costa, G.C. (2009). "Atractus albuquerquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/176349. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Castro, F. (2009). "Atractus biseriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/176350. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Lehr, E. & Aguilar, C. (2009). "Atractus bocourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/176351. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
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