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]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 37 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin insipidus, tasteless; insipid. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) |
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