Atractus caete PASSOS, FERNANDES, BÉRNILS & MOURA-LEITE, 2010
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Atractus caete
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | Portuguese: Cobra-da-Terra-da-Floresta |
| Synonym | Atractus caete PASSOS, FERNANDES, BÉRNILS & MOURA-LEITE 2010 Atractus caete — WALLACH et al. 2014: 70 Atractus caete — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Alagoas) Type locality: municipality of Quebrângulo (09°19’S, 36°28’W, ca. 360 m elevation), state of Alagoas, Brazil. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MNRJ 16936, adult female, (formerly IVB 2983), collected on 1986 by A. R. Melgarejo. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Atractus caete is distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) 17/17/17 smooth dorsal scale rows; (2) two postoculars; (3) long loreal; (4) temporals 1+2; (5) usually six supralabials, third and fourth contacting orbit; (6) seven infralabials, first four contacting chinshields; (7) seven maxillary teeth; (8) three gular scale rows; (9) four preventrals; (10) 160 ventrals in the single female; (11) 16?–19 subcaudals; (12) dorsum uniformly black; (13) venter beige anteriorly, becoming gradually brown from the 15th ventral in adults, and cream marked with brown laterally in sub-adults; (14) moderate body size, female reaching 376 mm SVL; (15) small tail size on female (8.5% SVL). |
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