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Atractus apophis PASSOS & LYNCH, 2010

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAtractus apophis PASSOS & LYNCH 2010
Atractus apophis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 68 
DistributionColombia (Huila)

Type locality: Parque Arqueológico San Augustín, municipality of San Augustín (01° 53’ N, 76° 16’ W, ca. 1640 m elevation), department of Huila, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: ICN-MHN = ICN 10822, adult male, collected on 30 October 1993 by Aurita Bello 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Atractus apophis is distin- guished from all congeners by having: (1) 17/ 17/17 smooth dorsal scale rows; (2) two postoculars; (3) moderate loreal; (4) temporals 1 + 2; (5) seven supralabials, third and fourth contacting orbit; (6) seven infralabials, first three contacting chinshields; (7) five maxillary teeth; (8) four gular scale rows; (9) four preventrals; (10) 167 ventrals in the single male; (11) 34 subcaudals; (12) black dorsum with small and nearly indistinct beige dots; (13) black venter with disperse creamish white squared blotches; (14) moderate body size, single male 379 mm SVL; (15) moderate tail lengthinthemale(14.2%SVL);(16)hemipenis slightly bilobed, semicapitate, and semi-calyculate. 
CommentSpecimens: this species has been described based on a single specimen. 
References
  • Passos, Paulo and John D. Lynch 2010. Revision of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Middle and Upper Magdalena Drainage of Colombia. Herpetological Monographs 24 (1): 149-173 - 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.
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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