Atractus flammigerus

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

Atractus flammigerus (Boie, 1827)

Lectotype: RMNH 118a, adult ♀, from Brugmans cabinet, donated to RMNH. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 20)]
Type locality: “Guyane”, restricted to “Paramaribo, Surinam” by Hoogmoed (1980: 24).
Paralectotype: RMNH 118b, adult ♂, same data as lectotype. [designated by Hoogmoed (1980: 20)]

Brachyorrhos flammigerus Boie, 1827: 540 [original combination]
Atractus flammigerus — Hoogmoed, 1980: 20 [subsequent combination, ressurected from synonymy]

Geophis alasukai Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980: 1122 [synonymised by Hoogmoed (1982: 227)]
- Holotype: MNHN -RA-1978.17, ♂, collected by Pierre Grenand.
- Type locality: “Trois-Sauts, Haut Oyapoek, Guyane française”.

Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20: 508–566.
Gasc, J.-P. & Rodrigues, M.T. [1979] 1980. Sur la présence du genre Geophis (Colubridae, Serpentes) dans la région guyanaise. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Guyane française. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 1(4): 417–428. BHL Reference page.
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.

Passos, P., Ramos, L.O., Fouquet, A. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2017. Taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of Atractus flammigerus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetologica 73(4): 349–363. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00086 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus flammigerus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 April 2021.
Ouboter, P. & Nogueira, C. de C. 2019. IUCN: Atractus flammigerus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15158091A15158198. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15158091A15158198.en

English: Flaming Ground Snake

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