Atractus atlas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Atractus
Species: Atractus atlas

Name

Atractus atlas Passos, Scanferla, Melo-Sampaio, Brito & Almendáriz, 2018: 3

• Holotype: MEPN 14203, adult ♀, collected by Ana Almendáriz, Jorge Brito, Juan Hurtado and Jorge Puchaicela on 26 July 2011.
• Type locality: “Rio Blanco (03º55’2.08’’S 78º30’9.81’’W, ca. 1850 m above sea level), Paquisha, municipality of Paquisha, province of Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador”

References

Primary references

• Passos, P., Scanferla, A., Melo-Sampaio, P.R., Brito, J. & Almendáriz, A. 2018. A giant on the ground: another large-bodied Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from Ecuadorian Andes, with comments on the dietary specializations of the goo-eaters snakes. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(Suppl. 1): e20170976. DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170976 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Atractus atlas. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 April 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Atlas Ground Snake
español: Culebra Tierrera del Atlas