Atractus alphonsehogei

Atractus alphonsehogei, also known commonly as Alphonse's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology
The specific name, alphonsehogei, is in honor of Brazilian-born Belgian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.

Geographic range
A. alphonsehogei is found in northern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, and Roraima.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. alphonsehogei is forest.

Description
A. alphonsehogei may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 28 cm in females, and about 22 cm in males. Dorsally, it is brown to grayish black, with a cream-colored incomplete occipital collar. Ventrally, it is cream-colored, with a dark line running down each side of the belly, near the ends of the ventrals. Each smooth dorsal scale has one, or rarely two, apical pits. The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows throughout the whole length of the body (17/17/17). Mature males have tubercles in the cloacal region.

Behavior
A. alphonsehogei is terrestrial and fossorial.

Diet
A. alphonsehogei preys predominately upon earthworms.

Reproduction
A. alphonsehogei is oviparous.