| Atractus gaigeae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. gaigeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractus gaigeae Savage, 1955 | |
| Synonyms | |
Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.
Geographic range
A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).
Description
A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in females, and 26.5 cm (10.4 in) in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.
Reproduction
A. gaigeae is oviparous.
References
- ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Reyes-Puig, C. (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50951092A50951097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50951092A50951097.en.
- ^ Atractus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Dixon, James R.; Soini, Pekka (1977). "The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, Part 2: Crocodilians, Turtles, and Snakes". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (4): 59–154.
- Passos, P; Prudente, ALC; Ramos, LO; Caicedo-Portilla, JR; Lynch, JD (2018). "Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa. 4392 (3): 491–520. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.4. PMID 29690395.
- Savage, JM (1955). "Descriptions of New Colubrid Snakes, Genus Atractus, from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 68: 11–20.
- Torres-Carvajal, O; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G; Salazar-Valenzuela, D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–229 (e178).
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| Atractus gaigeae | |
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