Atractus lehmanni
| Atractus lehmanni | |
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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. lehmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus lehmanni Boettger, 1898
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Atractus lehmanni, also known commonly as Lehmann's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of German botanist Friedrich Carl Lehmann.[3]
Description
[edit]A. lehmanni has 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, and eight maxillary teeth. It is uniformally dark brown dorsally.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. lehmanni is unknown because much of its geographic range is disturbed, having been converted for agricultural uses.[1]
Behavior
[edit]A. lehmanni is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]A. lehmanni is a member of the A. trilineatus species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Arredondo, J.C.; Bolívar, W. (2016). "Atractus lehmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44581120A44581125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581120A44581125.en.
- ^ a b c d Atractus lehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Boettger O (1898). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. II. Teil (Schlangen). Frankfurt am Main: Naturmuseum Senckenberg. (Gebrüder Knauer, printers). ix 160 pp. (Atractus lehmanni, new species, p. 80). (in German).
- Himes, John G.; Arteaga, Alejandro; Vera-Pérez, Luis Enrique; Enge, Kevin M. (2022). "The geographic distribution of Atractus lehmanni (Boettger, 1898) (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae) in Colombia, and clarification of its status and type locality in Ecuador". Check List 18 (4): 815–820.
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