Biology:Atractus trihedrurus

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Short description: Species of snake

Atractus trihedrurus
Atractus Trihedrurus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. trihedrurus
Binomial name
Atractus trihedrurus
Amaral, 1926

Atractus trihedrurus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. In English the species goes by the common name southern ground snake.[1][2][3]

A. trihedrurus reproduces sexually through oviparity.

It can be found in southern Brazil and is endemic to the Atlantic Forest.[2]

The IUCN lists the A. trihedrurus as least concern, while agricultural and mining have a impacted on the species. This species occurs in protected regions, the habitat decline is very low, and the species has a extent occurrence of around 36,000 km2.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2869781 entry