Atractus peruvianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Atractus peruvianus (Jan, 1862)

• Holotype: MNHN.
• Type locality: “Peru”.

Combinations

• Rhabdosoma peruvianum Jan, 1862: 12 [original combination]
• Atractus peruvianus — Boulenger, 1894 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Jan, G. 1862. Enumerazione sistematico delle specie d'ofidi del gruppo Calamaridae. Archivio per la zoologia, l'anatomia e la fisiologia 2: 1–76. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Perez, J. 2016. IUCN: Atractus peruvianus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48617425A48617445. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48617425A48617445.en. Accessed on 27 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Peru Ground Snake