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Atractus wagleri Prado, 1945

Andean earth-snake

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1945 or before

Rediscovered in 2009 or before

 

Distribution

Colombia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Prado, A. (1945). Um novo Atractus de Colombia. Ciencia (Mexico) 6: 61.

 

Other references:

Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian Alexander et al. (2021). Type specimens housed in the herpetological collections at Museo de La Salle Bogotá and their historical importance for the consolidation of herpetology in Colombia. Zootaxa 4965(2): 261-292.

Passos, Paulo and Arredondo, Juan C. (2009). Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1969: 59-68.

 

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