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 Trilepida koppesi (Amaral, 1955) “Cobra-de-chumbinho” (Figs. 8.5 and 21.1) Recorded only in the state of Bahia, district of Cascavel, municipality of Mucugê ( Freitas et al. 2012a ). The area is situated in a flat upland area, above 1,100 m elevation, in a section of the Diamantina Plateau covered by forested areas along river valleys and cerrado woodlands (locally known as carrasco ) on drier sites ( Freitas & Silva 2007 ; Freitas et al. 2012a ). It is widely distributed along the Cerrado ( Recoder & Nogueira 2007 ; Sawaya et al . 2008 ; Valdujo et al . 2009 ; Nogueira et al . 2010 ) and Pantanal ( Pinto & Curcio 2011 ). It has fossorial habits, is nocturnal and diurnal, and feeds mostly on arthropods ( Sawaya et al . 2008 ; Pinto & Curcio 2011 ).