Atractus gaigeae
| Atractus gaigeae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. gaigeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus gaigeae Savage, 1955
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]: 96
Geographic range
[edit]A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in females, and 26.5 cm (10.4 in) in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Reyes-Puig, C. (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50951092A50951097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50951092A50951097.en.
- ^ a b c d e Atractus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Dixon, James R.; Soini, Pekka (1977). "The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, Part 2: Crocodilians, Turtles, and Snakes". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (4): 59–154.
- Passos, P; Prudente, ALC; Ramos, LO; Caicedo-Portilla, JR; Lynch, JD (2018). "Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa. 4392 (3): 491–520. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.4. PMID 29690395.
- Savage, JM (1955). "Descriptions of New Colubrid Snakes, Genus Atractus, from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 68: 11–20.: 12–14
- Torres-Carvajal, O; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G; Salazar-Valenzuela, D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–229 (e178).
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