Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil Author Guedes, Thaís B. Author Nogueira, Cristiano Author Marques, Otavio A. V. text Zootaxa 2014 3863 1 1 93 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3863.1.1 994b97ae-8a03-4726-86f7-ce51e39578a4 1175-5326 287111 A683CABE-4305-47A4-A063-03FDF93182C0 Clelia plumbea (Wied, 1820) “Muçurana, cobra-de-leite, cobra-preta” (Figs. 14.4 and 27.1) It was recorded in the northern portion of Minas Gerais and eastern Bahia. It occurs only in low-lying areas in Caatinga, up to 230 m elevation. Is is also distributed in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ( Marques et al . 2001 ; Argôlo 2004 ; Nogueira et al. 2010 ). Inside the Caatinga region, it inhabits contact areas next to the Atlantic Forest ( agreste ) and the Cerrado domain. It has terrestrial habits, is diurnal and nocturnal, and feeds mostly on vertebrates ( Marques et al . 2001 ).