Atractus poeppigi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superclassis: 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Atractus poeppigi (Jan, 1862)

• Holotype: NMW;
• Type locality: “Brasile”.

Combinations

• Rabdosoma pöppigi Jan, 1862: 12 [original combination]
• Geophis poeppigi — Schmidt & Walker, 1943 [subsequent combination]
• Atractus poeppigi — Dixon, Thomas & Greene, 1976 [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

• Passos, P.G.H., Nogueira, C. de C., Martins, M.R.C. & Lamar, W. 2019. IUCN: Atractus poeppigi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T174093A44946998. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T174093A44946998.en. Accessed on 27 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Basin Ground Snake