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
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1
93
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3863.1.1
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1175-5326
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Erythrolamprus viridis
Günther, 1862
“Cobra-verde”
(Figs. 15.4 and 28.1)
Caatinga endemic species. It is distributed in all states in the Caatinga. Most records are in low altitudes, with a few exceeding
500 m
elevation in mountain ranges of the Ceará State. It inhabits all kinds of Caatinga vegetation. The species has terrestrial habits, is diurnal, and feeds on frogs (
Vanzolini
et al.
1980
;
Guedes 2006
).