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.
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(Atractus mijaresi, new species). (in Spanish). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).