Atractus arangoi

Atractus arangoi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Atractus
Species:	A. arangoi
Binomial name
Atractus arangoi Prado, 1940

Atractus arangoi, also known commonly as the big ground snake and the brown ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, arangoi, is in honor of Colombian physician and naturalist Andrés Posada-Arango. ^{[3] : 10}

Geographic distribution

Atractus arangoi is found in southwestern Colombia, in Putumayo Department. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Atractus arangoi is rainforest. ^[1]

Behavior

Atractus arangoi is terrestrial. ^[1]

Reproduction

Atractus arangoi is oviparous. ^[2]

Conservation status

Atractus arangoi is listed as "Critically Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The species is estimated to occur in an area of only 10 square kilometers (3.86 square miles). Little is known of its life history, abundance, and population trend.

References

1. Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J.; Castañeda, M.R. (2021). "Atractus arangoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T44580253A44580256. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44580253A44580256.en .
2. Atractus arangoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 January 2023.
3. 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

• Prado, A. (1940). "Notas ofiologicas. 4. Cinco especies novas de serpentes do genero Atractus". Memórias do Instituto Butantan. 13: 15–24. (Atractus arangoi, new species, pp. 15–16, Figure 1). (in Portuguese).
• Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, a division of Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN   978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Atractus arangoi, p. 68).