The geographic distribution of Atractus lehmanni (Boettger, 1898) (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae) in Colombia, and clarification of its status and type locality in Ecuador

By

Himes, John G.
Arteaga, Alejandro
Vera-Pérez, Luis Enrique
Enge, Kevin M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-7-27

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

815--820

Subjects

cordillera , cuenca , Lehmann , Popayan , record , snake

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.4.815

 

Abstract

Atractus lehmanni (Boettger, 1898), Lehmann’s Ground Snake, (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae), was described by Boettger (1898) from Cuenca, Ecuador. We examined records of snakes labeled as A. lehmanni to determine if they fit the original description of this species. The results of our record examinations, in conjunction with long-term field surveys and a review of Friedrich Carl Lehmann’s travel logs, indicate that A. lehmanni occurs in the Cordilleras Central and Occidental of Colombia. Conversely, this species is apparently absent from Ecuador, where records of this species are in error or based on misidentifications.