Atractus badius

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 badius

Atractus badius (Boie, 1827)

Lectotype: RMNH 120c, adult ♀. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 7)]
Type locality: “Guyane”, restricted to “Paramaribo, Surinam” by Hoogmoed (1980: 11).
Paralectotype: RMNH 120a and 120b, both adult ♂, same data as lectotype. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 7)]

Brachyorrhos badius Boie, 1827: 540 [original combination]
Calamaria badia — Schlegel, 1837: 3 [subsequent combination]
Rabdosoma badium — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 99 [subsequent combination]
Atractus badius — Boulenger, 1894: 308 [subsequent combination]

Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20: 508–566.
Hoogmoed, M.S. 1980. Revision of the genus Atractus in Surinam, with the ressurection of two species (Colubridae, Reptilia). Notes on the Herpetofauna of Surinam VII. Zoologische Verhandelingen 175: 1–47.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus badius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 April 2021.
Hoogmoed, M. & Nogueira, C. 2019. IUCN: Atractus badius (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15157826A15157849. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15157826A15157849.en

English: Boie's Ground Snake

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