Manizales Ground Snake
Atractus manizalesensis Prado, 1940
Also calledCulebra tierrera de Manizales (spa)
First described in: Prado, A. NOTAS OFIOLOGICAS·4. Cinco especies novas de serpentes colombianas do genero Atractus W AGLER.
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Remarks: The holotype is an adult and was collected in 1935, without collector indicated. The paratype is a juvenile and was collected by Nestor Díaz in May 1936. MLS 227 is a hydrated specimen in good state of preservation but badly mounted and MLS 228 is hydrated albeit soft.
Type specimens housed in the herpetological collections at Museo de La Salle Bogotá and their historical importance for the consolidation of herpetology in Colombia
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Holotype ILS 172 (= actual number MLS 227) (fig. 37), male, paratype ILS 157 (= actual number MLS 228). “ Villamaría, Manizales “, Caldas, Colombia.
Type specimens housed in the herpetological collections at Museo de La Salle Bogotá and their historical importance for the consolidation of herpetology in Colombia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5223928.