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 Anilius scytale ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) Type locality. “Indiis” (in error). Restricted by Chippaux (1987) to Equatorial America. Distribution. Widespread in Amazonian South America in Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador ,French Guiana, Guyana , Peru , Suriname , and Venezuela ( Plt. 34A ). In Brazil , widespread in Amazonia with marginal records in the Chiquitano Dry Forest and the northern portion of the Cerrado and an isolated record in the Caatinga ( Plt. 34A ). Recorded mostly at low elevations ( Plt. 34B ). Observed in the field in forest ( Cunha and Nascimento, 1993 ; Duellman, 1978 ; Dixon and Soini, 1986 ; Martins and Oliveira, 1998 ), including gallery forest in the Cerrado ( Nogueira et al., 2011 ).