Atractus eriki is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Atractus eriki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. eriki
Binomial name
Atractus eriki

Etymology

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The specific name, eriki, is in honor of Erik La Marca (born 1990), who is the youngest son of Venezuelan herpetologist Enrique La Marca.[2]

Geographic range

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A. eriki is native to the western slope of the Cordillera de Mérida in the western Venezuelan states of Mérida, Táchira, and Trujillo.[1][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. eriki is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. eriki is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2019). "Atractus eriki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T67610399A67610404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T67610399A67610404.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus eriki, p. 85).
  3. ^ a b Atractus eriki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.

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