Atractus loveridgei

Atractus loveridgei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Atractus
Species:	A. loveridgei
Binomial name
Atractus loveridgei Amaral, 1930

Atractus loveridgei, also known commonly as Loveridge'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, loveridgei, is in honor of herpetologist Arthur Loveridge. ^{[3] : 161}

Geographic range

Atractus loveridgei is found in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ^{[1] [2]}

Behavior

Atractus loveridgei is terrestrial and fossorial. ^[1]

Reproduction

Atractus loveridgei is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Arredondo, J.C. (2017). "Atractus loveridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T44581131A44581136. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44581131A44581136.en .
2. Atractus loveridgei 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. "Studies of neotropical Ophidia XVI. Two new snakes from central Colombia". Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America. 4: 27–28. (Atractus loveridgei, new species, p. 28).
• Pérez-Santos, C.; Moreno, A.G. (1988). Ofidios de Colombia. Monographie VI. Turin, Italy: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. 517 pp. (in Spanish).