Atractus flammigerus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. flammigerus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractus flammigerus (F. Boie, 1827)
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Atractus flammigerus, is a species of colubrid snake.[1] It is endemic to the eastern part of the Guiana Shield.[2] It is also known as the flaming ground snake.[1]
Habitat and geographic range[]
A. flammigerus is found in the eastern part of the Guiana Shield in Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana. It occurs in lowland rainforest at elevations below 600 m (2,000 ft).[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Atractus flammigerus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b Passos, Paul; Ramos, Luciana; Fouquet, Antoine & Prudente, Ana. "Taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of Atractus flammigerus". Herpetologica. 73 (4): 349–363. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00086.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Colubrids
- Snakes of South America
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of French Guiana
- Reptiles of Suriname
- Reptiles described in 1827
- Taxa named by Friedrich Boie
- Colubrid stubs