Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.
Geographic range A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021"/
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of .
Description A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of in females, and in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.
Reproduction A. gaigeae is oviparous.
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