Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna

New records of Apostolepis kikoi Santos et al., 2018 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in the state of Mato Grosso, Central-West Brazil

“…Apostolepis kikoi Santos et al, 2018 is a small snake (snout-vent length, 152-310 mm) endemic to Brazil, described based on five individuals (one female as the holotype; three males and one female as paratypes) collected during a fauna rescue program in the reservoir of the Manso Hydroelectric Power Plant, Chapada dos Guimarães, state of Mato Grosso, Central Brazil (Santos et al 2018). This species is known only from its type locality, with no additional records in the literature since its description (Nogueira et al 2019). In this study, we present three new records of A. kikoi for ecotonal areas between the Amazon and Cerrado biomes in the state of Mato Grosso.…”

New defensive behaviour of the false coral snake Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in south-eastern Brazil

“…The genus Oxyrhopus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) is comprised of 14 species with coral-like colouration, distributed across Central and South America Bérnils 2018, Uetz et al 2019). Amongst them, O. rhombifer Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 is known to occur in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and in all Brazilian biomes (Nogueira et al 2019). This species is a terrestrial snake, mainly found in the Cerrado, dirty fields and forest borders (Sawaya et al 2008).…”

Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes, Viperidae): additional country record and list of voucher specimens for Bolivia

“…Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 is a strikingly cryptic, medium sized (up to 1.75 meters) Amazonian pit viper Nascimento 1978, 1993;Dixon and Soini 1986;Campbell and Lamar 2004). The species seems to be widely distributed; however, it is reported to be infrequently encountered (possibly due to its extreme cryptic coloration) and is uncommon in museum collections Nascimento 1978, 1993;Dixon and Soini 1986;Campbell and Lamar 2004;Nogueira et al 2019). While the distribution includes most countries in the amazon region, it seems to be somewhat uncommon from the middle amazon basin (see distribution maps in Campbell andLamar 2004 andSouza et al 2013).…”

“…First described by Wagler (1824), Bothrops taeniatus has been reported to occur in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Campbell and Lamar 2004 and ref. within;Nogueira et al 2019). In Brazil B. taeniatus has been reported in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Roraima, Rondônia and Tocantins (Cunha and Nascimento 1975;Souza et al 2013;Nogueira et al 2019).…”

“…within;Nogueira et al 2019). In Brazil B. taeniatus has been reported in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Roraima, Rondônia and Tocantins (Cunha and Nascimento 1975;Souza et al 2013;Nogueira et al 2019).…”