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 ATRACTUS 



ATRACTUS ELAPS (GUnther) 



1858 Rhabdosoma elaps Gunther, Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus.: 241. Type-locality: Guayaquil, Ecuador (probably 

 in error). 



1862 R. abdosoma_ brevifrenum Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. FIs., 2: 12. Type-locality: Brazil. 



1862 R.[ abdosoma J Popp ig i Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Fis., 2: 11. Type-locality; Brazil. 



1531 Atractus elaps tetrazonus Amaral, Bull. Antivenin Inst. Amer. , 4: S/. Type-locality: Guaicaramo, 

 east of Bogota, Colombia. 



1543 Geophi s diplozeuqus Schmidt and Walker, Zool. Ser. Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus., 24: 286. Type- 

 locality: Departamento de Madre de Dios, Peru. 



1960 Atractus elaps — Savage, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., 112: 39. 



Distribution: Oriente and interandean highlands of Ecuador, northern Peru, eastern Colombia, and 

 Amazonas, Brazil. 



ATRACTUS EMMEL I (Boettger) 



1888 Geophis Emmel i Boettger, Ber. Senckenberg Naturforsch. Ges., 1888: I52, figs. Type-locality: 



R'o Mapiri, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia. 

 I894 Atractus emmel i —Boulenger. Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., 2: 3II. 



Distribution: Bolivia and Peru. 



ATRACTUS ERYTHROMELAS Boulenger 



1903 Atractus erythromelas Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) 11: 483, Type-locality: Merlda, 



Estado de Merida, Venezuela, I6OO m. 

 1966 Atractus erythromelas — Roze, Of idios de Venezuela: 80. 



Distribution: Andes of Merida, Venezuela, above 1000 m. 



ATRACTUS FULIGINOSUS (HaUowell) 



1845 Coluber fuliqinosus Hallowellf Proc. Acad. Nat. Scl . Phila., 184$: 243, Type-locality: Given as 



"within 200 miles of Caracas", in Colombia; indicated as Venezuela by Roze (below). 

 1958 Atractus ful iq inosus — Roze, Notulae Naturae, 3O9: 3. 

 1966 Atractus ful i q i nosus — Roze, Of idios de Venezuela: 81. 



Distribution: Northern Venezuela. 



ATRACTUS GAIGEAE Savage 



1955 Atractus qa iqeae Savage, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 68: 12. Type-locality: Sant iago-Zaruma or 

 Morona-Ch i nch i pe Provinces, Ecuador. 



Distribution: Amazonian lowlands ot Ecuador. 



ATRACTUS GUENTHERI (Wucherer) 



I86I Geoph i s Gunther i Wucherer, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1861: 115> pl« 19> fig- !• Type-locality: 



Cafiavieras, south of Bahia (Sao Salvador), Estado do Bahia, Brazil. 

 I894 Atractus quenther i —Boulenger. Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., 2: 3O5, 



Distribution: Amazonian Colombia and Brazil. 



ATRACTUS INDISTINCTUS Prado 



1940 Atractus indist inctus Prado, Mem. Inst. Butantan, I3 (I939): I6, fig. 2. Type-locality: Ocafia, 

 Departamento de Norte de Santander, Colombia. 



Distribution: Known only from type locality. 



