Atractus micheleae
| Atractus micheleae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. micheleae
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus micheleae | |
Atractus micheleae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, micheleae, is in honor of Venezuelan ecologist Michele Ataroff Soler. She collected the holotype.[3]: 178
Geographic distribution
[edit]Atractus micheleae is found in the Venezuelan states of Mérida[1][2] and Táchira.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Atractus micheleae is forest, at elevations of 1,000–1,700 m (3,300–5,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Atractus micheleae is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Atractus micheleae is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c Atractus micheleae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).
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