Atractus meridensis ESQUEDA & LA MARCA, 2005
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Atractus meridensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Atractus meridensis ESQUEDA & LA MARCA 2005 Atractus meridensis — PASSOS et al. 2009 Atractus meridensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 76 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Mérida) Type locality: Venezuela, Estado Mérida, Municipio Pueblo Llano, en patio trasero de vivienda, 1705 m elevation, 1 km del puente sobre el río Santo Domingo en la vía principal desde La Mitisús hasta Santo Domingo, y a 500 m del cruce de acceso a la Población de Las Piedras, 8° 52’ 45’’ N, 70° 39’ 09’’ W. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ULABG 4341, adult male; Collected by Enrique La Marca, March 22, 1997. Paratypes: (n=19) State Barinas: Municipality Cross Walls: near creek at Km. 43 of the via The Mitisús – The Solitude, col. E. The Mark, 28 July 1990, adult female ULABG 3002. Merida State:Libertador Municipality: Adult females: Merida, The Rocky Mountain, 2000 m.s.n.m, col. E. Pacheco, December 7, 2002, ULABG 4987. Merida, School of Geography, via Mile Splashes, 1750, col. E. The Mark, 31 May 2001, ULABG 4941. 4 Km via El Joque, The Coal Mine, 2200 m. col. M. Molinari, April 12, 1990, ULABG 2966. Bella Vista Hills, N city of Merida, 1935 m., col. R. Vidal, 26 October 1993, ULABG 3695. University of Los Andes, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Geography, Merida, 1700 m., col. E. The Brand, 5 March 1996, ULABG 4285. University of Los Andes, School of Geography, via Chorros of Mile, Merida, 1660 m., col. E. The Mark, September 13, 1990, ULABG 2992; col. P. Sanchez Castle, 5 February 1996, ULABG 4154. Mount Zerpa, near La Hechicera, col. M.A. Bastidas, 15 March 1998, ULABG 4408. Merida, 1680 m., col. M. Table, 19 December 1994, ULABG 3921. Mile Trickles Park, col. A. Mijares Urrutia, Jan. 1987, ULABG 2533. Juveniles: City of Merida, 1700 m. col. E. The Mark, March 1990, ULABG 3769. The Valley, above Truchiculture of Monterey, Peasant settlement Monterey, col. P. Soriano, 1985, ULABG 4090-4091. Broken The Corner, College St. Louis, col. P. Hives, 18 January 1990, ULABG 2974. Rangel Township: Mucurubá, col. Natural Science Society La Salle (SCN), 2 October 1950, adult male MHNLS 278; col. C.O. Gil, December 1952, adult female MHNLS 902; col. S.C.N, October 2nd 1950, juvenile MHNLS 276; col. S.C.N, 2 October 1950, sex no identified, MHNLS 277. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Esqueda & LA MARCA 2005: 10 (pdf password-protected, hence no text available). |
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| Etymology | named after its type locality (Mérida). |
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