Atractus pantostictus FERNANDES & PUORTO, 1993
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Atractus pantostictus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Portuguese: Cobra-da-Terra, Fura-Terra |
| Synonym | Atractus pantostictus FERNANDES & PUORTO 1993 Atractus guentheri – PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970:29. (part) Atractus pantostictus — PASSOS et al. 2005 Atractus pantostictus — PASSOS et al. 2007 Atractus pantostictus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 78 Atractus pantostictus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Tocantins, São Paulo) Type locality: municipality of Franco da Rocha (23º20’S, 46º43’W, ca. 800 m), state of São Paulo, Brazil |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: IBSP (= IB) 54844 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Atractus pantostictus is distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) 17 smooth dorsal scale rows at midbody; (2) two postoculars; (3) moderate loreal; (4) temporals 1+2; (5) seven supralabials, third and fourth contacting chinshields; (6) usually seven infralabials, first four contacting chinshields; (7) six to eight maxillary teeth; (8) three gular scale rows; (9) usually three preventrals; (10) 154–170 ventrals in females, 145–166 in males; (11) 19–28 subcaudals in females, 22–33 in males; (12) dorsal ground colour creamish yellow to brown uniformly scattered with small black dots; (13) venter immaculate creamish white; (14) moderate body size, females reaching 390 mm SVL, males 322 mm SVL; (15) tail short to moderate in females (6.4–13.2% SVL) and short to long (8.0–17.6% SVL) in males; (16) hemipenis slightly bilobed, slightly semicapitate, and semicalyculate [from PASSOS et al. 2010]. |
| Comment | Can be confused with A. guentheri. |
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