A new record of Atractus boettgeri (Serpentes: Colubridae), with notes on taxonomy and natural history Un registro nuevo de Atractus boettgeri (Serpentes: Colubridae), con comentarios sobre la taxonomía e historia natural de la especie
We report a range extension of Atractus boettgeri, a rare snake endemic to Bolivia. This species differs from Atractus taeniatus by a higher segmental count (well outside the range for A. taeniatus) and by having only 6 maxillary teeth as opposed to 8-9 in A. taeniatus. In addition, A. boettgeri dif...
Main Authors: | Jorge Salazar-Bravo, Julieta Vargas, Agustín Jimenez-Ruiz, Jay M. Savage |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2010-12-01
|
Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532010000300033 |
Similar Items
-
A giant on the ground: another large-bodied Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from Ecuadorian Andes, with comments on the dietary specializations of the goo-eaters snakes
by: PAULO PASSOS, et al.
Published: (2018-05-01) -
New records of Atractus ronnie (Serpentes, Colubridae) in relictual forests from the state of Ceará, Brazil, and comments on meristic and morphometric data
by: Débora Lima Sales, et al.
Published: (2009-03-01) -
Uma nova espécie do gênero Atractus wagler, 1928 (Colubridae: Dipsadinae) do Cerrado do Brasil Central
by: Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr, et al.
Published: (2005-01-01) -
New records of Atractus ronnie (Serpentes, Colubridae) in relictual forests from the state of Ceará, Brazil, and comments on meristic and morphometric data
by: Daniel Loebmann, et al.
Published: (2009-08-01) -
A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Serra do Cipó, Espinhaço Range, Southeastern Brazil, with proposition of a new species group to the genus
by: Paulo Passos, et al.
Published: (2013-01-01)