Banded Cat-Eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Also calledBananennatter (deu) · Cacaual (por) · Cobra-Cipó (por) · Cobra-Olho-de-Gato (por) · Colubro occhi di gatto fasciato (ita) · Culebra ojo de gato bandada (spa) · Culebra-ojo de gato bandada (spa) · Diane maculée (fra) · Dormideira (por) · Escombrera (spa) · Falsa mapanare (spa) · Jararaca (por) · Jararaca-de-Parede (por) · Jararaca-de-Patioba (por)
First described in: Linnaeus, C. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.
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distribution
Distribution. Widespread from Central America (Wallach et al., 2014) to most of cis-Andean South America, except Uruguay (Plt. 210 A). In Brazil, recorded in all ecoregions except Pampas Grasslands and Araucaria Forest (Plt. 210 A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 210 B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Duellman (1958). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest, gallery forest, and disturbed areas (Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Giraudo and Scrocchi, 2002; Bernarde and Abe, 2006; Bérnils, 2009; Loebmann and Haddad, 2010).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
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Type locality. “ Amazonia, ” restricted to Rio Amazonas, state of Pará, Brazil, by Duellman (1978).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus 1758) Linnaeus 1758
Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758) “Jararaquinha, dormideira, Jararaca-de-tabuleiro” (Figs. 16.2 and 28.4) It was recorded in all portions of the Caatinga. We have no records in Pernambuco State and central portion of Bahia State, perhaps due to sampling gaps. It inhabits low and high altitudes (sea level to 1,100 m elevation). It is widely distributed in Atlantic Forest, Amazon Forest, Cerrado, and Pantanal regions (Cunha & Nascimento 1978; Martins & Oliveira 1998; Marques et al. 2001; Argôlo 2004; Marques et al. 2005; Nogueira et al. 2010). Recoder et al. (2011) reported the occurrence of this species only in riparian forest inside Cerrado. Inside Caatinga, It can be found on arboreal and bushy vegetation in dry or moist forests and in rocky savanna vegetation known as campo rupestres in the Chapada Diamantina highlands with a strong Cerrado influence, in Bahia State (Juncá 2005). It has semi-arboreal habits, is nocturnal, and feeds on frogs (Marques et al. 2001; Argôlo 2004; Guedes 2006).
Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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