Atractus pantostictus

Atractus pantostictus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2]

Atractus pantostictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. pantostictus
Binomial name
Atractus pantostictus
Fernandes & Puorto, 1993

The common name for this species in Portuguese is cobra-da-terra or fura-terra.[3]

The species can be found in south eastern part of Brazil.[4] One study found the species occurring in rainforests.[5]

References

  1. Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann , C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G. (2020). "Atractus nigriventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T96102416A123739530. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. "Atractus pantostictus Fernandes & Puorto 1993 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. "Atractus pantostictus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (2014-04-22). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4822-0848-1.
  5. Heinbockel, Thomas (2018-07-18). Sensory Nervous System. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-78923-358-2.


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