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
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Sibynomorphus mikanii
(Schlegel, 1837)
“Dormideira”
(Figs. 18.6 and 31.2)
It was recorded in the states of Ceará, Bahia, and Minas Gerais. Except for two records in contact areas, all other records are above
560 m
elevation. It is also widely distributed in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, and Pantanal regions (
Marques
et al.
2001
,
2005
;
Nogueira
et al.
2010
). Inside Caatinga, it inhabits open areas either in transitional, next to Atlantic Forest, and on highland areas. It has terrestrial habits, is nocturnal, and feeds on mollusks (
Marques
et al
. 2001
).