Atractus insipidus ROZE, 1961
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Atractus insipidus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Atractus insipidus ROZE 1961: 106 Atractus insipidus — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 30 Atractus insipidus — DA CUNHA & DO NASCIMENTO 1983: 10 Atractus insipidus — KORNACKER 1999: 64 Atractus insipidus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 74 Atractus insipidus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | S Venezuela, N Brazil Type locality: “Poste M-1, próximo ao rio Uraricapará, fronteira Venezuela-Brasil”, (04°01’08’’N, 62°33’14’’W; 952 m elevation [ca. 400 m as incorrectly stated by Roze, 1961]) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MBUCV 3957 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Atractus insipidus can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters (data between brackets are those of Roze, 1961): (1) smooth dorsal scale rows 15/15/15; (2) postoculars two; (3) loreal long; (4) temporals 1 + 2; (5) supralabials seven, third and fourth contacting orbit; (6) infralabials seven, first four contacting chin shields; (7) maxillary teeth seven; (8) gular scale rows three; (9) preventrals three; (10) ventrals 157 in the single male; (11) subcaudals 34 [36] in the single male; (12) in preservation, dorsum light brown with irregular dark brown spots concentrated on vertebral and paravertebral regions; (13) in preservation, venter immaculate cream; (14) body size small in male, 206 mm SVL [205]; (15) tail moderate in male (13.6% [14.6] SVL); (16) hemipenis moderately bilobed and semi-calyculate [PASSOS et al. 2013]. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin insipidus, tasteless; insipid. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) |
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