A new record of Atractus boettgeri (Serpentes: Colubridae), with notes on taxonomy and natural history Un registro nuevo de Atractus boettgeri (Serpentes: Colubridae), con comentarios sobre la taxonomía e historia natural de la especie

We report a range extension of Atractus boettgeri, a rare snake endemic to Bolivia. This species differs from Atractus taeniatus by a higher segmental count (well outside the range for A. taeniatus) and by having only 6 maxillary teeth as opposed to 8-9 in A. taeniatus. In addition, A. boettgeri dif...

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Main Authors: Jorge Salazar-Bravo, Julieta Vargas, Agustín Jimenez-Ruiz, Jay M. Savage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532010000300033