Boa Constrictor

distribution

Distribution. Widespread in South America, occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Plt. 38 A). In Brazil, recorded in most ecoregions, except Araucaria Forest and Pampas Grasslands (Plt. 38 A), from low to high elevations (Plt. 38 B). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest, savanna, grasslands, dry forest, and xeric vegetation (Cunha and Nascimento, 1993; Vanzolini et al., 1980; Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Argôlo, 2004; Rodrigues, 2005; Sawaya et al., 2008; Guedes et al., 2014).

Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna

Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758

Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 “Cobra-de-veado, Salamanta-boi, Jibóia” (Figs. 9.2 and 21.4) It occurs in all portions of the Caatinga, from sea level to 750 m elevation. There are no records from central region of the state of Bahia (e.g. municipalities of Jacobina, Seabra, Mundo Novo, Iramaia, Boninal, and Barra do Mendes) probably due to lack of sampling. It is recorded in many other Brazilian natural regions, such as the Atlantic Forest, Amazon Forest, Cerrado, and Pantanal (Cunha & Nascimento 1978; Strüssmann & Sazima 1993; Martins & Oliveira 1998; Marques et al. 2001; Argôlo 2004; Marques et al. 2005; Sawaya et al. 2008; Nogueira et al. 2010). It inhabits all habitats within the Caatinga, including typical caatinga, cerrado formations, caatinga on dunes, and forested areas. The wide range in the Caatinga is in accordance with its wide occurrence in most natural regions of Brazil (Martins & Oliveira 1998; Cechin 1999; Marques et al. 2001; Lema 2002a; Marques et al. 2005; Bérnils et al. 2008; Nogueira et al. 2010, 2011). It has semi-arboreal habits, is nocturnal and diurnal, and feeds on vertebrates (Marques et al. 2001).

Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil

Hábitat

Bosques del cañon de la quebrada La Honda, bosques del cañon del río Lebrija y bosques secundarios en la cuenca del río Negro

Flora y fauna del municipio de Rionegro, Santander