Atractus cerberus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Atractus
Species: Atractus cerberus

Name

Atractus cerberus Arteaga, Mebert, Valencia, Cisneros-Heredia, Peñafiel, Reyes-Puig, Vieira-Fernandes & Guayasamin, 2017: 105

• Holotype: MZUTI 4330, adult ♂, collected by José L. Vieira-Fernandes and Alejandro Arteaga on 6 November 2015.
• Type locality: “Pacoche, province of Manabí, Ecuador (S1.06664, W80.88123; 280 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Arteaga, A., Mebert, K., Valencia, J.H., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Peñafiel, N., Reyes-Puig, C., Vieira-Fernandes, J.L. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2017. Molecular phylogeny of Atractus (Serpentes, Dipsadidae), with emphasis on Ecuadorian species and the description of three new taxa. ZooKeys 661: 91–123. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.661.11224 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractus cerberus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 May 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Cerberus Groundsnake
español: Tierrera cancerbera