Atractus snethlageae

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Atractus snethlageae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. snethlageae
Binomial name
Atractus snethlageae
Cunha & Nascimento, 1983

Atractus snethlageae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina. [2] This ground snake is known to be the most diversified, species-rich, and taxonomically complex radiation of the suborder Serpentes. [3]

References

  1. Scrocchi, G.; Montero, R.; Giraudo, A.; Fitzgerald, L.; Arzamendia, V.; Williams, J.; Pelegrin, N.; Kacoliris, F. (2019). "Atractus snethlageae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T176361A44877490. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T176361A44877490.en .
  2. Atractus snethlageae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
  3. Melo-Sampaio, P. R.; Passos, P.; Prudente, A. L. C.; Venegas, P. J.; Torres-Carvajal, O. (2021). "Systematic review of the polychromatic ground snakes Atractus snethlageae complex reveals four new species from threatened environments". Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 59 (3): 718–747. doi:10.1111/jzs.12453.