Atractus gaigeae

Atractus gaigeae
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. gaigeae
Binomial name
	Atractus gaigeae; Savage, 1955
Synonyms
	Atractus gaigeaeSavage, 1955 ; Atractus collaris gaigeae Dixon & Soini, 1977 ; Atractus gaigeae Carrillo & Icochea, 1995 ;

Last updated October 01, 2025

Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.^[3]^: 96

Geographic range

A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).^[1]

Description

A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in females, and 26.5 cm (10.4 in) in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.^[2]

Reproduction

A. gaigeae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Reyes-Puig, C. (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T50951092A50951097. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50951092A50951097.en .
1 2 3 4 5 Atractus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Dixon, James R.; Soini, Pekka (1977). "The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, Part 2: Crocodilians, Turtles, and Snakes". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (4): 59–154.
Passos, P; Prudente, ALC; Ramos, LO; Caicedo-Portilla, JR; Lynch, JD (2018). "Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa. 4392 (3): 491–520. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.4. PMID 29690395.
Savage, JM (1955). "Descriptions of New Colubrid Snakes, Genus Atractus, from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 68: 11–20.^: 12–14
Torres-Carvajal, O; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G; Salazar-Valenzuela, D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–229 (e178).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Reyes-Puig, C. (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T50951092A50951097. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50951092A50951097.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Atractus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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