Atractus carrioni PARKER, 1930
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Atractus carrioni
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Parker's Ground Snake |
| Synonym | Atractus carrioni PARKER 1930: 208 Atractus carrioni — PETERS 1960 Atractus carrioni — PASSOS & ARREDONDO 2009 Atractus carrioni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 70 |
| Distribution | Ecuador (Loja) Type locality: Loja, Ecuador, 2200 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1929.10.30.1, female; collected by Professor Clodoveo Carrion. Paratype: (n=1) a male from the type-loeality, in Professor Carrion's collection. |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: An Atractus unique within the genus in having no loreal shield. Readily distinguished by the following combination of characteristics: (1) 15 scale rows; (2) no loreal, although a small preocular sometimes present; (3) maxillary teeth eight or nine; (4) ventrals in males, 145-149 (146) in females, 152-159 (155); and (5) dorsal coloration essentially uniform dark gray or brown [from SAVAGE 1960]. |
| Comment | Similar species: A. roulei. The two species differ primarily in the presence in roulei and absence in carrioni of the loreal shield. |
| Etymology | Named after Professor Clodoveo Carrión Mora (1883-1957), and Ecuadorian natural scientist and paleontologist. After studying in Manchester and London, he returned to Ecuador he became Professor of Natural Sciences at the Colegio Bernardo Valdevisio. He collected the holotypes of the species. |
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