Atractus albuquerquei, commonly known as the Albuquerque ground snake, is a species of small burrowing snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology The specific name, albuquerquei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Atractus albuquerquei, p. 4).
Habitat Atractus albuquerquei prefers forested areas and Cerrado habitats, at altitudes from sea level to .
Geographic range Atractus albuquerque is found in the Brazilian states of Acre, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, and Rondônia, and in Bolivia.
Description Atractus albuquerquei is dark brown to black dorsally, and cream or yellow ventrally. It has smooth dorsal scales. It can grow to a total length (tail included) of .
Reproduction Atractus albuquerquei is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cunha OR, Nascimento FP (1983). "Ofidios da Amazonia 20 – As especies de Atractus Wagler, 1828, na Amazonia oriental & Maranhão (Ophidia, Colubridae) ". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Nova Serie Zoologia (123): 1–38. (Atractus albuquerquei, new species). (in Portuguese). Zaher H, Souza I, Gower DJ, Hingst-Zaher E, Silva NJ Jr (2005). "Redescription of Atractus albuquerquei (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), with comments on geographical distribution and intraspecific variation". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 45 (2): 19–32.