Apostolepis pymi
Apostolepis pymi Boulenger, 1903
First described in: Boulenger, G. A. Descriptions of new snakes in the collection of the British Museum.
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Apostolepis pymi
Apostolepis aff. pymi (Figs. 13.7 and 26.3) Caatinga endemic species. Recorded only in Ibiapaba Plateau Baturité, and Maranguape ranges, Ceará State. It inhabits upland areas above to 600 m elevation and was found exclusively on moist relictual forests within the Caatinga (Loebmann & Haddad 2010). Species of Apostolepis pymy group are found mostly along Amazonia and central Brazil, often associated to forests. As other congeneric species, the species seems to be fossorial, diurnal and nocturnal, and feeds on elongated vertebrates.
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 2458321.