Bolivian Tree Snake
Dipsas turgida Cope, 1868
Also calledBoliviansk Sneglesnog (dan) · Cobra-Lesma (por) · Dormideira (por) · Dormideira-Ocidental (por) · Dormideira-Rajada (por) · Dormideira-Tigrada (por) · Dormilona (spa) · Papa-Lesma (por) · Ñanduriré común (spa)
First described in: Cope, E. D. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, mostly in the Chaco and adjacent regions (Plt. 203 A). In Brazil, recorded mostly in the Cerrado and Pantanal, with marginal occurrences in the Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, Pampas Grasslands and Chiquitano Dry Forest (Plt. 203 A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 203 B). Observed in the field in open habitats, including wet grasslands, savannas, and disturbed areas (Carvalho and Nogueira, 1998; Arzamendia and Giraudo, 2002; Alvarez et al., 1995).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 10773297.