Atractus akerios

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Atractus
Species: Atractus akerios

Name

Atractus akerios Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Prudente, Venegas & Torres-Carvajal, 2021: 733

• Holotype: MPEG 12255, adult ♂, collected by O.R. da Cunha and F.P. do Nascimento on 1 June 1976.
• Type locality: “Brazil, Maranhão, Junco do Maranhão, at Nova Vida (1.822°S, 46.109°W), 39 m asl”.

References

Primary references

• Melo-Sampaio, P.R., Passos, P., Prudente, A.L.C., Venegas, P.J. & Torres‐Carvajal, O. 2021. Systematic review of the polychromatic ground snakes Atractus snethlageae complex reveals four new species from threatened environments. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59: 718–747. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12453 Reference page.