Pampas Snake
Tomodon dorsatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Also calledBoipemi (por) · Brasiliansk Pampassnog (dan) · Cobra-Cinzento-Castanha (por) · Cobra-Espada (por) · Cobra-Espada-Comum (por) · Cobra-Espada-Grande (por) · Cobra-Espada-Verdadeira (por) · Corre-Campo (por) · Jararaca-Falsa (por) · Jararaca-da-Chuva (por) · Tomodon rayé (fra)
First described in: Duméril, A. M. C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. H. A.,. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l’histoire des serpents venimeux.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution. Known from Argentina and Brazil (Plt. 363 A). In Brazil, widespread in the Pampas Grasslands, southeastern Atlantic Forest and Araucaria Forest (Plt. 363 A), mostly at intermediate to high elevations (Plt. 363 B). Observed in the field in open areas and forests (Martins et al., 2008 b; Bérnils, 2009; Araújo et al., 2010; Forlani et al., 2010).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
distribution
Distribution and habitat. Central-west, southeast and southern Brazil (Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Sao Paulo), Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Bernils 2009, Wallach et al. 2014). This species is common in the Atlantic forest areas, with some records to open adjacent areas (Bernils 2009).
Composition and natural history of the snakes from the Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio, southern Minas Gerais, Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5223554.