Atractus albuquerquei

Atractus albuquerquei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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

Last updated September 09, 2025

Atractus albuquerquei, commonly known as the Albuquerque ground snake, is a species of small burrowing snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, albuquerquei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).^[2]

Habitat

Atractus albuquerquei prefers forested areas and Cerrado habitats, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).^[1]

Geographic range

Atractus albuquerque is found in the Brazilian states of Acre, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, and Rondônia,^[1] and in Bolivia.^[3]^[4]

Description

Atractus albuquerquei is dark brown to black dorsally, and cream or yellow ventrally. It has smooth dorsal scales. It can grow to a total length (tail included) of 77 cm (30.3 in).^[4]

Reproduction

Atractus albuquerquei is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Silveira, A.L.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann , C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Atractus albuquerquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T176349A123178702. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T176349A123178702.en . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
↑ 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).
1 2 Atractus albuquerquei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2 November 2021.
1 2 Powell, Randy L.; Eversole, Cord B.; Lizarro, Dennis; Crocker, Ashton V.; Surovic, Elizabeth A.; Calderón Vaca, Gonzalo (2020). "Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): range extension and new country record for Bolivia". Check List. 16 (2): 383–386. doi: 10.15560/16.2.383 .

Cunha OR, Nascimento FP (1983). "Ofidios da Amazonia 20 – As especies de Atractus Wagler, 1828, na Amazonia oriental & Maranhão (Ophidia, Colubridae) ". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Nova Serie Zoologia (123): 1–38. (Atractus albuquerquei, new species). (in Portuguese).
Zaher H, Souza I, Gower DJ, Hingst-Zaher E, Silva NJ Jr (2005). "Redescription of Atractus albuquerquei (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with comments on geographical distribution and intraspecific variation". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo45 (2): 19–32.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Silveira, A.L.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann , C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Atractus albuquerquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T176349A123178702. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T176349A123178702.en . Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[2] 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Atractus albuquerquei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2 November 2021.

[Powell_et_al._2020-4] 1 2 Powell, Randy L.; Eversole, Cord B.; Lizarro, Dennis; Crocker, Ashton V.; Surovic, Elizabeth A.; Calderón Vaca, Gonzalo (2020). "Atractus albuquerquei Cunha & Nascimento, 1983 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): range extension and new country record for Bolivia". Check List. 16 (2): 383–386. doi: 10.15560/16.2.383 .

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