Atractus albuquerquei
Atractus albuquerquei, commonly known as the Albuquerque ground snake, is a species of small burrowing colubrid snake. The species is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. albuquerquei |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983 | |
Etymology
The specific name, albuquerquei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).[2]
Habitat and geographic range
A. albuquerquei is found in forested areas and Cerrado habitats in the Brazilian states of Rondônia, Pará, Acre, Goias, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul.[1][3]
References
- Costa, G.C. (2010). "Atractus albuquerquei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T176349A7223432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176349A7223432.en. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus albuquerquei, p. 4).
- "Atractus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
Further reading
- da Cunha OR, do Nascimento FP (1983). "Ofidios da Amazonia 20 - As especies de Atractus Wagler, 1828, na Amazonia oriental & Maranhao (Ophidia, Colubridae) ". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Nova Serie Zoologia (123): 1-38. (Atractus albuquerquei, new species). (in Portuguese).
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