Atractus manizalesensis Prado, 1939

Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian, Lynch, John D., Cárdenas, Julieth S. & Caicedo-Portilla, José Rancés, 2021, Type specimens housed in the herpetological collections at Museo de La Salle Bogotá and their historical importance for the consolidation of herpetology in Colombia, Zootaxa 4965 (2), pp. 261-292 : 275

Atractus manizalesensis Prado, 1939 .

Holotype ILS 172 (= actual number MLS 227 ) ( fig. 37 ), male, paratype ILS 157 (= actual number MLS 228 ). “Villamaría, Manizales “, Caldas, Colombia.

Remarks: The holotype is an adult and was collected in 1935, without collector indicated. The paratype is a juvenile and was collected by Nestor Díaz in May 1936. MLS 227 is a hydrated specimen in good state of preservation but badly mounted and MLS 228 is hydrated albeit soft.

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FIGURE 37. Holotype of Atractus manizalesensis, MLS 227, dorsal and ventral view (Scale bar = 1 cm).