Atractus eriki

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Atractus eriki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species:
A. eriki
Binomial name
Atractus eriki

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

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

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

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

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