Liophis dorsocorallinus Esqueda, Natera, La Marca and Ilija- Fistar, 2007 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): distribution extension in southwestern Amazonia, state of Acre, Brazil

Abstract

We present a new distribution record of Liophis dorsocorallinus in the state of Acre, Brazil. The species was previously known only from three localities in Venezuela and Brazil.

Record of predation by two amphibians Rhinella major and Ctenophryne geayi by Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus (Esqueda, Natera, La Marca & Ilija-Fistar, 2005) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in northwestern Brazil

“…Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus features an exuberant color pattern but little is known about its distribution and ecology. The species is originally described from Venezuela (Esqueda et al, 2007), and recently recorded was recorded in the westernmost part of the Brazilan Amazonia (Bernarde et al, 2011;Pantoja and Fraga, 2012;Araújo et al, 2012;Miranda et al, 2014;Eversole et al, 2016). Data on natural history of this taxon is virtually inexistent, and the species does not have any kind of information available about its trophic ecology, reproduction or function in community, with highlighted only for one study in the Venezuela (e.g.…”