Atractus mijaresi

Atractus mijaresi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, mijaresi, is in honor of Venezuelan herpetologist Abraham Mijares-Urrutia.

Taxonomy

Atractus mijaresi was described in 2005 as a species new to science by Esqueda and La Marca. In 2024 Passos et al. considered it to be a junior synonym of Atractus pamplonensis, which had been described by Amaral in 1935.