Atractus andinus PRADO, 1944
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Andean Ground Snake |
Synonym | Atractus andinus PRADO 1944 Atractus andinus — PASSOS & ARREDONDO 2009 Atractus andinus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 68 |
Distribution | Colombia (Antioquia) Type locality: Andes, Antioquia |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: CSJ 516 (Colegio de San José, Medellin, Colombia) |
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Comment | Abundance: this is one of the species called “lost” and “rediscovered” by Lindken et al. 2024. |
Etymology | Named after the Andes cordillera in western South America, from a pre-Hispanic people in the Jauja region (Junín, Peru) that gave the mountain range its name + Latin postfix -inus, having the nature or condition of. |
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