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Atractus muisca PASSOS, MENESES-PELAYO, RAMOS, MARTINS, MACHADO, LOPES, BARRIO-AMORÓS & LYNCH, 2024

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
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SynonymAtractus muisca PASSOS, MENESES-PELAYO, RAMOS, MARTINS, MACHADO, LOPES, BARRIO-AMORÓS & LYNCH 2024: 95 
DistributionColombia (Boyacá and adjacent Santander), elevation 1,700−2,700 m

Type locality: border between departments of Boyacá and Santander (ca. 06°02′N, 72°57′W), Colombia (Figs. 83, 84).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. ICN-R 2849, Adult male, collected by Oscar Pin‐ to in June 06 1980 at Belén–Encino Highway.
Paratypes. Ten specimens from department of Santand‐ er, Colombia: male, ICN-R 10708, collected by Pedro M. Ruiz and team in May 07 1981 at El Reloj (ca. 1,750 m asl), municipality of Virolín (06°06′N, 73°12′W); female, ICN‐R 2604, and two males (ICN‐R 2602, 2605), collected by G. Lozano and team between 12−22 May 1976 at Fin‐ ca La Sierra (ca. 2,400−2,700 m asl), locality of El Encino, municipality of Virolin; female (UIS-R 1160) from La Sier‐ ra Farm, Santuario Fauna y Flora Guanentá (06°01′13′′N, 73°07′08′′; 2,000−3,800 m asl), Upper Fonce River, Charalá–Duitama highway; three males (UIS-R 559−61), from Vereda Santa Helena, from La Sierra Farm, Santuario Fauna y Flora Guanentá, Upper Fonce River, Charalá–Dui‐ tama Highway; male (UIS‐R 4399) from Cerro El Santísimo (07°04′56.777′′N, 73°04′6.694′′W), municipality of Flor‐ idablanca; and male (UIS-R 4695) from Finca Palo Santo (06°43′34.810′′N, 72°44′47.609′′W), Vereda Pescaderito, municipality of Málaga (Figs. 85−89). 
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References
  • Passos, P., Meneses-Pelayo, E., Ramos, L. O., Martins, A. R., Machado, A., Lopes, R. T., ... & Lynch, J. D. 2024. Taxonomy without borders: Revision of the genus Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes between Colombia and Venezuela. South American Journal of Herpetology, 32(sp1), 1-123 - get paper here
 
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