Thamnodynastes sertanejo
Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas & Da Silva, 2005
Also calledCipó-do-Papo-Amarelo (por) · Cobra-Cipó-do-Papo-Amarelo (por) · Jararaquinha (por)
First described in: Bailey, J.R.; Thomas, R.A.; Jorge Da Silva Jr., N. A revision of the South American snake genus Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Tachymenini). I. Two new species of Thamnodynastes from Central Brazil and adjacent areas, with a redefinition of and neotype designation for Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus 1758).
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 361 A). Widespread in the Caatinga and its contact areas with the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado (Plt. 361 A), mostly at low to intermediate elevations (Plt. 361 B). Maps and taxonomy in Bailey et al. (2005). Observed in the field in open areas (Guedes et al., 2014).
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Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas and Silva Jr. 2005
Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas and Silva Jr., 2005 “Jararaquinha, Cipó-do-papo-amarelo” (Figs. 19.7 and 32.1) Caatinga endemic species. Recorded in Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, and north Minas Gerais. All records are in low altitudes, maximum 657 m elevation. It inhabits open areas with bushy and arboreal vegetation on semi-arid lowlands typical and widespread in the Caatinga. It has arboreal habits, is nocturnal and feeds on frogs (Vanzolini et al. 1980; Bailey et al. 2005).
Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2454767.