Atractus pantostictus

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

Atractus pantostictus
Scientific classification
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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  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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