Atractus vertebrolineatus PRADO, 1941

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Striped Ground Snake
Synonym	Atractus vertebrolineatus PRADO 1941: 25 Atractus vertebrolineatus — PASSOS & ARREDONDO 2009 Atractus vertebrolineatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 83
Distribution	Colombia (Santander) Type locality: Ocaña, Dep. de Norte de Santander, colombia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MLS 184, a 296 mm male (Nicéforo María).
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin vertebra, a joint, vertebra of the spine + and Latin lineatus, lined. [“...com uma lista cinza-escura sobre a linha vertebral, a qual é ladeada por pontilhados negros...”] (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; L.E. Rojas-Murcia. & G. Cárdenas-Arévalo 2020. Reptiles del Caribe colombiano/ Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean. Tunja: Editorial UPTC, 268 pp. - 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 Pérez-Santos,C. & Moreno, A.G. 1988. Ofidios de Colombia. Museo reegionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Monographie VI, 517 pp. Prado,A. 1941. Notas ofiológicas 8. Dois novos Atractus da Colombia. Mem. Inst. Butantan, Sào Paulo 14: 25-27 + 1 plate [1940] - get paper here 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.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

As link to this species use URL address:

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Atractus&species=vertebrolineatus

without field 'search_param'. Field 'search_param' is used for browsing search result.

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator