Atractus guentheri

Atractus guentheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. guentheri
Binomial name
Atractus guentheri
(Wucherer, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Geophis güntheri
    Wucherer, 1861
  • Atractus guentheri
    — Boulenger, 1894

Atractus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's ground snake and coral-falsa in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]

Geographic range

A. guentheri is found in the eastern portion of the Brazilian state of Bahia,[1][2] in the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. guentheri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, A. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 44 cm (17 in). Females are larger than males. Dorsally, it is brown or beige, with three dark brown stripes. The vertebral stripe is three scales wide, and the dorsolateral stripes are one scale wide. Ventrally, it is uniformly reddish or pink.[2]

Diet

A. guentheri preys upon worms.[1]

Reproduction

A. guentheri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; da Costa, T.B.G. (2020). "Atractus guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T15158279A123739497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T15158279A123739497.en. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Atractus guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus guentheri, p. 110).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Atractus guentheri, new combination, pp. 305–306).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Atractus guentheri, p. 90).
  • Passos P, Fernandes R, Bérnils RS, Moura-Leite JC (2010). "Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa 2364: 1–63.
  • Wucherer O (1861). "On the Ophidians of the Province of Bahia, Brazil. (Part I.)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861: 113–116 + Plate XIX. (Geophis güntheri, new species, pp. 115–116 + Plate XIX, figure 1, two views).


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