Biology:Atractus modestus
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Short description: Species of snake
| Atractus modestus | |
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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. modestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus modestus Boulenger, 1894
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Atractus modestus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2][3] In English the species goes by the common name modest ground snake while in Spanish it goes by tierrera modesta or culebra tierrera modesta.[4]
Males can grow to 27.3 cm (10.7 in) and females to 32.8 cm (12.9 in) in snout–vent length.[2] The species reproduces sexually.[3] The species has been labeled as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
The species can be found in western Ecuador.[5] It is locally frequent in Mindo, Ecuador. The species has been reported in elevations at 1019 m to 1780 m[4] or 2,400–2,560 m (7,870–8,400 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Atractus modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176356A50866722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176356A50866722.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176356/50866722. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atractus modestus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Modest Ground Snake (Atractus modestus) | Tropical Herping". https://www.tropicalherping.com/science/books/reptiles/atractus_modestus.html.
- ↑ Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (2014-04-22) (in en). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. pp. 76. ISBN 978-1-4822-0848-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=zZ3NBQAAQBAJ&dq=Atractus+modestus&pg=PA76.
Wikidata ☰ Q2869727 entry
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