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 Taeniophallus occipitalis ( Jan, 1863 ) Type locality. State of Bahia , Brazil . Distribution. Known from Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Paraguay , Peru , and Uruguay , mostly along the South American open diagonal ( Plt. 223A ). In Brazil , recorded in all ecoregions south of the Amazon River, being widespread in the Cerrado and Pampas Grasslands and their contacts with Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, and Caatinga, including scattered records in Amazonia ( Plt. 223A ), from low to high elevations ( Plt. 223B ). Observed in the field in secondary forest, savanna, coastal dunes (restinga), and disturbed areas ( Santos et al., 2008 ; FranÇa et al., 2012 ; Serrano et al., 2019 ).