Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna Author Nogueira, Cristiano C. Author Argôlo, Antonio J. S. Author Arzamendia, Vanesa Author Azevedo, Josué A. Author Barbo, Fausto E. Author Bérnils, Renato S. Author Bolochio, Bruna E. Author Borges-Martins, Marcio Author Brasil-Godinho, Marcela Author Braz, Henrique Author Buononato, Marcus A. Author Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F. Author Colli, Guarino R. Author Costa, Henrique C. Author Franco, Francisco L. Author Giraudo, Alejandro Author Gonzalez, Rodrigo C. Author Guedes, Thaís Author Hoogmoed, Marinus S. Author Marques, Otavio A. V. Author Montingelli, Giovanna G. Author Passos, Paulo Author Prudente, Ana L. C. Author Rivas, Gilson A. Author Sanchez, Paola M. Author Serrano, Filipe C. Author Silva Jr., Nelson J. Author Strüssmann, Christine Author Vieira-Alencar, João Paulo S. Author Zaher, Hussam Author Sawaya, Ricardo J. Author Martins, Marcio text South American Journal of Herpetology 2019 2019-12-31 14 s 1 1 274 journal article 274286 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1 eea20b08-e6c1-4189-bb35-74350dbc6651 1982-355X 10061686 Xenopholis scalaris ( Wucherer, 1861 ) Type locality. Not defined. Type series formed by two specimens (no holotype designated), one from Canavieiras , state of Bahia , Brazil , and another from Mata de São João , Bahia , Brazil . Distribution. Known from Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru , largely associated to South American major forested biomes ( Plt. 407A ). In Brazil , widespread in Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution ( Plt. 407A ), mostly at low elevation ( Plt. 407B ). Observed in the field in primary forest ( Martins and Oliveira, 1998 ).