Atractus loveridgei
| Atractus loveridgei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. loveridgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus loveridgei Amaral, 1930
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Atractus loveridgei, also known commonly as Loveridge's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.[3]: 161
Geographic range
[edit]Atractus loveridgei is found in Antioquia Department, Colombia.[1][2]
Behavior
[edit]Atractus loveridgei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Atractus loveridgei is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Arredondo, J.C. (2017). "Atractus loveridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44581131A44581136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44581131A44581136.en.
- ^ a b c Atractus loveridgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Amaral, A. "Studies of neotropical Ophidia XVI. Two new snakes from central Colombia". Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America. 4: 27–28. (Atractus loveridgei, new species, p. 28).
- Pérez-Santos, C.; Moreno, A.G. (1988). Ofidios de Colombia. Monographie VI. Turin, Italy: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. 517 pp. (in Spanish).
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