Atractus lancinii

Atractus lancinii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Atractus
Species:	A. lancinii
Binomial name
Atractus lancinii Roze, 1961

Atractus lancinii, also known commonly as Lancini's ground snake and tigrita in Venezuelan Spanish,[2] is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, lancinii, is in honor of Venezuelan herpetologist Abdem Ramón Lancini.[4]: 150 

Description

A. lancinii may attain a total length (including tail) of 48 cm (19 in), but most adults are around 30 cm (12 in) long. The head is not distinct from the neck. The eye is rather small, and the pupil is round. The body is cylindrical, and the tail is short. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and are arranged in 17 rows throughout the length of the body.[2]

Geographic range

A. lancinii is found in the Central Coastal Range of Venezuela,[1] in the Distrito Federal and the states of Carabobo and Miranda.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lancinii is forest, at altitudes of 800–2,000 m (2,600–6,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. lancinii is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Rivas, G. (2017). "Atractus lancinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T67610469A67610482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67610469A67610482.en.
2. Atractus lancinii " at Clinical Toxinology Resources. The University of Adelaide. Adelaide, Australia. www.toxinology.com.
3. Atractus lancinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Kornacker, PM (1999). Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela (in Spanish and English). Rheinbach, Germany: PaKo-Verlag. p. 64. ISBN 978-3980624008.
• Natera-Mumaw, M; Esqueda-González, LF; Castelaín-Fernández, M (2015). Atlas Serpientes de Venezuela (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile, Chile: Dimacofi Negocios Avanzados S.A. p. 456.
• Roze, JA (1961). "El género Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae) en Venezuela". Acta Biologica Venezuelica (in Spanish). 3 (7): 103–119.
• Señaris, J. Celsa; Padrón, Aristeguieta; Matilde, María; Rojas Gil, Haidy; Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M. (2018). Guía ilustrada de los anfibios y reptiles del valle de Caracas, Venezuela (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela: Ediciones IVIC (Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas). p. 348.