Atractus lancinii

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rivas, G. |author-link=Gilson A. Rivas |year=2017 |title=Atractus lancinii |page=e.T67610469A67610482 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67610469A67610482.en}}

| genus = Atractus

| species = lancinii

| authority = Roze, 1961

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Atractus lancinii, also known commonly as Lancini's ground snake and tigrita in Venezuelan Spanish,Atractus lancinii " at Clinical Toxinology Resources. The University of Adelaide. Adelaide, Australia. www.toxinology.com. is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, lancinii, is in honor of Venezuelan herpetologist Abdem Ramón Lancini.{{cite book |author1-link=Bo Beolens |last1=Beolens |first1=Bo |author2-link=Michael Watkins (zoologist) |last2=Watkins |first2=Michael |author3-link=Michael Grayson |last3=Grayson |first3=Michael |year=2011 |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles |location=Baltimore |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |pages=xiii + 296 |isbn=978-1-4214-0135-5}}{{rp|150}}

Description

A. lancinii may attain a total length (including tail) of {{cvt|48|cm|in}}, but most adults are around {{cvt|30|cm|in}} long. The head is not distinct from the neck. The eye is rather small, and the pupil is round. The body is cylindrical, and the tail is short. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and are arranged in 17 rows throughout the length of the body.

Geographic range

A. lancinii is found in the Central Coastal Range of Venezuela, in the Distrito Federal and the states of Carabobo and Miranda.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lancinii is forest, at altitudes of {{cvt|800|–|2,000|m|ft}}.

Reproduction

A. lancinii is oviparous.

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