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Atractus oculotemporalis AMARAL, 1932

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Hispanic Ground Snake 
SynonymAtractus oculo-temporalis AMARAL 1932: 67
Atractus oculotemporalis — PASSOS & ARREDONDO 2009
Atractus oculotemporalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 78 
DistributionColombia (Antioquia)

Type locality: Jericó, Dep. de Antioquia, Colombia  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: IBSP 6390, adult (given as No. 46 by Amaral 1932) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (754 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the absence of postoculars so that the temporal touches the orbit. 
References
  • Amaral,A. do 1932. Studies of Neotropical Ophidia. XXVII. On two small collections of snakes from Central Colombia. Bull. Antivenin Inst. America 5: 66-68
  • Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
  • Passos, P. & Arredondo, J.C. 2009. Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1969: 59–68 - get paper here
  • Passos, Paulo, Juan C. Arredondo, Ronaldo Fernandes and John D. Lynch 2009. Three new Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes of Colombia. Copeia 2009 (3): 425-436 - get paper here
  • Pérez-Santos,C. & Moreno, A.G. 1988. Ofidios de Colombia. Museo reegionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Monographie VI, 517 pp.
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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