Amazon Tropical Forest Snake
Erythrolamprus pygmaeus (Cope, 1868)
Also calledCouleuvre naine (La) (fra) · Couresse naine (fra) · desconhecido (por)
First described in: Cope, E. D. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species.
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distribution
Distribution. Known from Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, in Amazonia (Plt. 382 A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia (Plt. 382 A), at lowlands (Plt. 382 B). Observed in the field in forest (Dixon and Soini, 1986; Fernandes et al., 1999; Ávila-Pires et al., 2010; Bernarde et al., 2011; Kawashita-Ribeiro et al., 2011) and disturbed areas (Dixon and Soini, 1986), in lakes, open areas, and secondary forest (Martins and Oliveira, 1998).
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 7620911.