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Atractus potschi
Atractus potschi Fernandes, 1995
Also calledCobra-da-Terra (por)
First described in: Fernandes, R. A new species of snake in the genus Atractus (Colubridae: Xenodontinae) from the northeastern Brazil.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 175 A). Recorded in the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest (Plt. 175 A) at low elevations (Plt. 175 B). Observed in the field in forest (Guedes et al., 2014).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
Atractus potschi Fernandes 1995
Atractus potschi Fernandes, 1995 (Fig. 26.4) Recorded to states of Sergipe and Bahia. It has a restricted distribution in the Caatinga, along the contact with the Atlantic Forest and in highland areas of the Diamantina Plateau. It can be found in lowlands or mountain slopes, from sea level to 900 m elevation. It was previously recorded only to the Atlantic Forest (Passos et al. 2010). It is distributed on forested areas including arboreal and bushy caatinga with Atlantic Forest influence (agreste). It has cryptozoic and fossorial habits, is diurnal and nocturnal, and feeds mostly on earthworms (Passos et al. 2010).
Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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 5223907.