Atractus longimaculatus Prado 1939

Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian, Lynch, John D., Cárdenas, Julieth S. & Caicedo-Portilla, José Rancés, 2021, Type specimens housed in the herpetological collections at Museo de La Salle Bogotá and their historical importance for the consolidation of herpetology in Colombia, Zootaxa 4965 (2), pp. 261-292 : 275

Atractus longimaculatus Prado 1939 .

Holotype ILS 170 (= actual acronym MLS) ( fig. 36 ), male. “ Região do Quindio ”. Jan. 1923.

Remarks: Junior synonym of A. crassicaudatus according to Passos and Lynch (2010).According to the original label, the specimen was collected in Pacho, Cundinamarca and not in Quindío as indicated the original publication. Specimen MLS 170 is hydrated, presents a slight deterioration but is in good state of preservation.

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FIGURE 36. Holotype of Atractus longimaculatus, MLS 170, dorsal and ventral view (Scale bar = 1cm).