Atractus lasallei

Atractus lasallei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Atractus
Species:	A. lasallei
Binomial name
Atractus lasallei Amaral, 1931

Atractus lasallei, also known commonly as Lasalle's 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, lasallei, refers to the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia. ^{[3] : 151}

Geographic range

A. lasallei is found in northwestern Colombia, in Antioquia Department. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lasallei is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,300 m (4,900–7,500 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

A. lasallei is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Arredondo, J.C. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Atractus lasallei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T44581109A115390110. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44581109A44581114.en .
2. Atractus lasallei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
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

• Amaral, A. (1931). "Studies of Neotropical Ophidia XXIII. Additional Notes on Colombian Snakes XXVI. Ophidia of Colombia". Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America. 4 (4): 85–94.^: 87
• Paez, Vivian P.; Bock, Brian C.; Estrada, John J.; Ortega, Angela M.; Daza, Juan M.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, Paul D. (2002). Guia de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia (in Spanish). Medellin, Colombia: Editorial Multimpresos. pp. 1–136.