Atractus micheleae

Atractus micheleae
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. micheleae
Binomial name
Atractus micheleae Esqueda & La Marca, 2005

Atractus micheleae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, micheleae, is in honor of Venezuelan ecologist Michele Ataroff Soler. She collected the holotype. ^{[3] : 178}

Geographic distribution

Atractus micheleae is found in the Venezuelan states of Mérida ^{[1] [2]} and Táchira. ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Atractus micheleae is forest, at elevations of 1,000–1,700 m (3,300–5,600 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

Atractus micheleae is terrestrial. ^[1]

Reproduction

Atractus micheleae is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2017). "Atractus micheleae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T67610606A67610609. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67610606A67610609.en .
2. Atractus micheleae 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

• Esqueda, L.F.; La Marca, E. (2005). "Revisión taxonómica y biogeográfica (con descripción de cinco nuevas especies) del género Atractus (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) en los Andes de Venezuela". Herpetotrópicos. 2 (1): 1–32. (Atractus micheleae, new species). (in Spanish).
• Natera-Mumaw, M.; Esqueda-González, L.F.; Castelaín-Fernández, M. (2015). Atlas Serpientes de Venezuela. Santiago de Chile, Chile: Dimacofi Negocios Avanzados S.A. 456 pp. (in Spanish).
• Passos, P.; Meneses-Pelayo, E.; Ramos, L.O.; Martins, A.R.; Machado, A.; Lopes, R.T.; Barrio-Amorós, C.; Lynch, J.D. (2024). "Taxonomy without borders: Revision of the genus Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes between Colombia and Venezuela". South American Journal of Herpetology. 32 (sp1): 1–123. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
• Rivas, G.A.; Molina, C.R.; Ugueto, G.N.; Barros, T.R.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L.; Kok, P.J.R. (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa. 3211: 1–64. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).