Atractus gigas

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 gigas

Name

• Atractus gigas Myers & Schargel, 2006: 2

Holotype: FHGO 194, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Bosque Protector Río Guajalito, antigua Hacienda Las Palmeras, old highway between Quito and Santo Domingo, 1900 m, Pichincha, Ecuador (00° 14’ S, 78° 49’ W).”

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 gigas. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2018.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Almendáriz, A. 2017. IUCN: Atractus gigas  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T50951103A50951106. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50951103A50951106.en

Vernacular names

English: Giant Ground Snake