Atractus turikensis

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Remarks: the location of sample MBLUZ 301 is currently unknown. MBLUZ 302 is in good condition of preservation, except for a small piece of skin removed to illustrate the coloration pattern. Note that the legend of figure 1 in Barros (2000) states that the small piece of skin was taken from the holotype, however as it is mentioned by the author on page 4, figures 1 and 2 are based on paratype MBLUZ 302, as it is confirmed in this work. The Paratype housed in the Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Guanare, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Los Llanos Occidentales “ Ezequiel Zamora ” (MCNG 1914), was catalogued initially as MBLUZ 303 and collected by Francisco Herrera.

Catalogue of Type Specimens in the amphibians and reptiles collection of the Museo de Biología, Universidad del Zulia (MBLUZ), Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Holotype: MBLUZ 301 (male [adult]), campamento 1800, Mesa Turik, Sierra de Perijá, [municipio Jesús Enrique Lossada], estado Zulia, Venezuela (07 º 42 ’ 50 ” N, 10 º 24 ’ 00 ” W), 1,800 m asl, 20 March 1991, Ángel [L.] Viloria. Paratype: MBLUZ 302 (female [adult]), campamento 1800, Mesa Turik, Sierra de Perijá [municipio Jesús Enrique Lossada], estado Zulia, Venezuela (07 º 42 ’ 50 ” N, 10 º 24 ’ 00 ” W), 1,800 m asl, 20 March 1991, Ángel [L.] Viloria.

Catalogue of Type Specimens in the amphibians and reptiles collection of the Museo de Biología, Universidad del Zulia (MBLUZ), Maracaibo, Venezuela