Atractus attenuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Atractus
Species: Atractus attenuatus

Name

• Atractus attenuatus Myers & Schargel, 2006: 2

Holotype: AMNH R-19998, adult ♂.

Type locality: “at Sabanalarga, on Cauca River, [6°51’N, 75°49’W, Department of Antioquia], Colombia. The type locality, Sabanalarga (Nicéforo María, 1942: 87, map), lies on the east bank of the Río Cauca at an elevation of about 1000 m (Paynter, 1997: 372), in the northern end of the Cordillera Central.”

References

Primary references

• Myers, C.W. & Schargel, W.E. 2006. Morphological Extremes—Two New Snakes of the Genus Atractus from Northwestern South America (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3532: 1–13. hdl: 2246/5810 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus attenuates. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2018.