Atractus orcesi Savage, 1955

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 743

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C705-2D5A-FCB1-54D246C2F15A

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Atractus orcesi Savage, 1955
status

 

Atractus orcesi Savage, 1955

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, dead on road at F.A. C.E. trailhead; 0.6797°S, 077.6008°W; 1494 m a.s.l.; 11 July 2010; QCAZ 10633 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Identification. This dark-brown snake has a lighter brown occipital band and a wide, dark stripe in the center of the belly. There are 15-15-15 dorsal scale rows, 2 post- ocular scales, 1+2 temporals, 8 supralabials, and 7 infral- abials. Females have 142–158 ventrals, whereas males have 134–152; females have 13–22 subcaudals and males 18–34 ( Torres-Carvajal et al. 2020).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Dipsadidae

Genus

Atractus

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