Atractus obesus

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 obesus

Name

• Atractus obesus Marx, 1960: 411

Holotype: CNHM 69661, ♀.

Type locality: “Santa Bárbara, at site at base of Cerro Frontimo, upper Río Urrao, a tributary of Río Penserisco, Cordillera Occidental, Antioquia, Colombia.”

References

Primary references

• Marx, H. 1960. A new colubrid snake of the genus Atractus. Fieldiana: Zoology 39(38): 411–413. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus obesus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 January 2018.
• Bolívar, W. 2016. IUCN: Atractus obesus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44581245A44581250. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581245A44581250.en

Vernacular names

English: Fat Ground Snake