Atractus flammigerus

Atractus flammigerus

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 Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida 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 flammigerus

Name

Atractus flammigerus (Boie, 1827)

• Lectotype: RMNH 118a, adult ♀, from Brugmans cabinet, donated to RMNH. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 20)]
• Type locality: “Guyane”, restricted to “Paramaribo, Surinam” by Hoogmoed (1980: 24).
• Paralectotype: RMNH 118b, adult ♂, same data as lectotype. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 20)]

Combinations

• Brachyorrhos flammigerus Boie, 1827: 540 [original combination]
• Atractus flammigerus — Hoogmoed, 1980: 20 [subsequent combination, ressurected from synonymy]

Synonyms

• Geophis alasukai Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980: 1122 [synonymised by Hoogmoed (1982: 227)]
  • Holotype: MNHN-RA-1978.17, ♂, collected by Pierre Grenand.
  • Type locality: “Trois-Sauts, Haut Oyapoek, Guyane française”.

References

Primary references

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20: 508–566.
• Gasc, J.-P. & Rodrigues, M.T. [1979] 1980. Sur la présence du genre Geophis (Colubridae, Serpentes) dans la région guyanaise. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Guyane française. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 1(4): 417–428. BHL Reference page. 
• Hoogmoed, M.S. 1980. Revision of the genus Atractus in Surinam, with the ressurection of two species (Colubridae, Reptilia). Notes on the Herpetofauna of Surinam VII. Zoologische Verhandelingen 175: 1–47.

Additional references

• Passos, P., Ramos, L.O., Fouquet, A. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2017. Taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of Atractus flammigerus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetologica 73(4): 349–363. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00086 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus flammigerus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 April 2021.
• Ouboter, P. & Nogueira, C. de C. 2019. IUCN: Atractus flammigerus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15158091A15158198. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15158091A15158198.en

Vernacular names

English: Flaming Ground Snake

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