Atractus lehmanni

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Atractus lehmanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. lehmanni
Binomial name
Atractus lehmanni
Boettger, 1898

Atractus lehmanni, also known commonly as Lehmann's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of German botanist Friedrich Carl Lehmann. [3]

Description

A. lehmanni has 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, and eight maxillary teeth. It is uniformally dark brown dorsally. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lehmanni is unknown because much of its geographic range is disturbed, having been converted for agricultural uses. [1]

Behavior

A. lehmanni is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]

Reproduction

A. lehmanni is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

A. lehmanni is a member of the A. trilineatus species group. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Arredondo, J.C.; Bolívar, W. (2016). "Atractus lehmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T44581120A44581125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581120A44581125.en .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Atractus lehmanni 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. p. 154. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

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