Atractus colombianus 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 colombianus Prado 1939 .

Holotype ILS 174 (=actual acronym MLS) ( fig. 33 ), male. paratype ILS 155 (= actual acronym MLS) ( fig. 34 ), male. “Chocontá”, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Jan. 1939.

Remarks: Currently considered as a junior synonym of A. crassicaudatus by Passos and Lynch (2010). The two specimens are collected in Choconta “Tilata”, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Specimen MLS 174 is hydrated, presents a slight decay but is in good state of preservation. MLS 155 is hydrated and in good state of preservation.

Figures

FIGURE 33. Holotype of Atractus colombianus, MLS 174, dorsal and ventral view (Scale bar = 1 cm).

FIGURE 34. Paratype of Atractus colombianus, MLS 155, dorsal and ventral view (Scale bar = 1 cm).