Atractus aboiporu MELO-SAMPAIO, PASSOS, FOUQUET, COSTA-PRUDENTE & TORRES-CARVAJAL, 2019
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Atractus aboiporu
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Portuguese: Cobra-da-terra, Falsa-Coral-Manchada, Fura-Terra |
| Synonym | Atractus aboiporu MELO-SAMPAIO, PASSOS, FOUQUET, COSTA-PRUDENTE & TORRES-CARVAJAL 2019 Atractus aboiporu — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Amapa) Type locality: Serra do Navio, Amapa, Brazil. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MPEG 25796: Adult female, coll. U. Galatti, D. Silvano, and B. Pimenta, 9 November 2000. Paratype. MPEG 25797: same data as holotype. MPEG 19783: coll. U. Galatti and J. A. R. Bernardi, 29 August 2000, Pedra Branca do Amapari, Amapa. (0° 51’ 34’’ N, 51°52’ 34’’W; 161 m asl). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Atractus aboiporu can be distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: (1) smooth dorsal scale rows 15/15/15; (2) postoculars two; (3) loreal moderately long; (4) temporal formula 1þ2; (5) supralabials seven, third and fourth contacting eye; (6) infralabials seven, first four contacting chinshields; (7) maxillary teeth seven; (8) gular scale rows three; (9) preventrals two; (10) ventrals 133–135 in females, unknown in males; (11) subcaudals 15–16 in females, unknown in males; (12) in preservative, dorsum cinnamon to verona brown with a series of sepia blotches mostly like rhomboidal parallelograms along the vertebral axis; (13) in preservative, venter beige with two rows of sepia dots or square spots, mostly concentrated on the midbody scales; (14) small body size in female (maximum 275 mm SVL); (15) small tail in female (7.6–10.8% SVL). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1382 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet ‘aboiporu’ is a Tupi indigenous name herein used in apposition alluding to the peculiar feeding habits of the new species (abóî = earthworm; poru = eater), as well as other congeners. |
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