Beaked Blackhead
Apostolepis vittata (Cope, 1887)
Also calledCobrinha-da-Terra (por)
First described in: Cope, E. D. Synopsis of the Batrachia and Reptilia obtained by H. H. Smith in the Province of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 259 A). Recorded in the Cerrado, restricted to the Chapada dos Guimarães Plateau and vicinities (Plt. 259 A) at intermediate to high elevations (Plt. 259 B). No detailed field data on habitat use are available for this species.
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
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Type locality. “ Village of Chupada. ” Currently Chapada dos Guimarães, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2458340.
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