Biology:Atractus albuquerquei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. albuquerquei
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| Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983
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Atractus albuquerquei, commonly known as the Albuquerque ground snake, is a species of small burrowing snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, albuquerquei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).[2]
Habitat
A. albuquerquei prefers forested areas and Cerrado habitats, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]
Geographic range
A. albuquerque is found in the Brazilian states of Acre, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, and Rondônia,[1] and in Bolivia.[3][4]
Description
A. albuquerquei is dark brown to black dorsally, and cream or yellow ventrally. It has smooth dorsal scales. It can grow to a total length of 77 cm (30.3 in).[4]
Reproduction
A. albuquerquei is oviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Silveira, A.L.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann , C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L. et al. (2019). "Atractus albuquerquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T176349A123178702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T176349A123178702.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176349/123178702. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus albuquerquei, p. 4).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atractus albuquerquei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 November 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Powell, Randy L.; Eversole, Cord B.; Lizarro, Dennis; Crocker, Ashton V.; Surovic, Elizabeth A.; Calderón Vaca, Gonzalo (2020). "Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): range extension and new country record for Bolivia". Check List 16 (2): 383–386. doi:10.15560/16.2.383.
Further reading
- da Cunha OR, do Nascimento FP (1983). "Ofidios da Amazonia 20 - As especies de Atractus Wagler, 1828, na Amazonia oriental & Maranhao (Ophidia, Colubridae) ". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Nova Serie Zoologia (123): 1-38. (Atractus albuquerquei, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Zaher H, Souza I, Gower DJ, Hingst-Zaher E, da Silva NJ Jr (2005). "Redescription of Atractus albuquerquei (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with comments on geographical distribution and intraspecific variation". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 45 (2): 19–32.
Wikidata ☰ Q2710204 entry
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