Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Atractus matthewi MARKEZICH & BARRIO-AMORÓS 2004 Atractus nororientalis SANCHEZ, DE SOUSA, ESQUEDA & MARKEZICH 2004 Atractus matthewi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 75 |
Distribution | NE Venezuela (Anzoátegui)
Type locality: Venezuela: Carápas
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: AMNH 29316 |
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Comment | A. nororientalis has been synonymized with A. matthewi by KOK et al. (2007).
A. nororientalis: Holotype: EBRG 4453; type locality: “hacienda cafetalera La Orquídea, cerro La Laguna, Macizo del Turimiquire. La localidad se encuentra a 1.600 m altitud (10°00’09,2” N y 64°07’45,4” O) y a unos 4,8 km del caserío La Piedra de Mundo Nuevo, Parroquia Libertador, Municipio Freites, Estado Anzoátegui, Venezuela.” |
Etymology | Named after Matthew L. Markezich, the son of ALM who has remained a constant source of help and inspiration to his father. |
References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- KOK, PHILIPPE J. R.; GILSON A. RIVAS FUENMAYOR and OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS 2007. The taxonomic status of the Venezuelan snakes Atractus matthewi and A. nororientalis (Serpentes, Colubridae). Zootaxa 1493: 66-68 - get paper here
- Markezich, A. L. and C. L. Barrio-Amorós 2004. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northeastern Venezuela. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 40:111–121 - get paper here
- Natera-Mumaw, Marco; Luis Felipe Esqueda-González & Manuel Castelaín-Fernández 2015. Atlas Serpientes de Venezuela. Santiago de Chile, Dimacofi Negocios Avanzados S.A., 456 pp. - get paper here
- Prudente, A. L. da & Santos-Costa, M. C. dos 2006. A new species of Atractus Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Eastern Amazonia, Brazil. Zootaxa 1285: 21–29 - get paper here
- RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
- Sanchez, De Sousa., Esqueda, L.F. & Manzanilla, J. 2004. Especie nueva de Atractus (Serpentes:Colubridae) del macizo del Turimiquire, tramo oriental de la cordillera de la costa, Venezuela. Revista Saber 16(2): 89-95
- 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.
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