Atractus is a genus of colubrid ground snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae.

[2] Snakes of the genus Atractus are endemic to Central and South America.

The preocular is usually absent, and the loreal and prefrontal scales enter the orbit.

The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, in 15 or 17 rows.

[3] Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Atractus.