Atractus flammigerus
{{Short description|Species of reptile}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| genus = Atractus
| species = flammigerus
| authority = (F. Boie, 1827)
| synonyms = {{species list
| Brachyorrhos flammigerus | Boie, 1827
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Atractus flammigerus, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to the eastern part of the Guiana Shield. It is also known as the flaming ground snake.
Habitat and geographic range
Atractus 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 {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal |last1=Passos |first1=Paul |last2=Ramos |first2=Luciana |last3=Fouquet |first3=Antoine |last4=Prudente |first4=Ana |name-list-style=amp |title=Taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of Atractus flammigerus |journal=Herpetologica |volume=73 |issue=4 |pages=349–363 |doi=10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00086 |s2cid=89970387 }}
References
{{Wikispecies|Atractus flammigerus}}
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{{NRDB species |genus=Atractus |species=flammigerus |accessdate=8 September 2019}}
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Category:Reptiles of French Guiana
Category:Reptiles described in 1827
Category:Taxa named by Friedrich Boie
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