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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusApostolepis
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Rondonia Blackhead

Apostolepis striata De Lema, 2004

Also calledCobra-Rainha-Estriada (por) · Cobra-rainha estriada (por) · Cobrinha-da-Terra (por) · Cobrinha-da-Terra, Cobra-Rainha-Estriada (por)

First described in: Lema, & De, T. Nova espécie de Apostolepis COPE do estado de RONDÔNIA, Brasil (Serpentes, Elapomorphinae).

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

distribution

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 256 A). Known only from the type locality in the Cerrado (Plt. 256 A) at intermediate elevations of the Parecis Plateau (Plt. 256 B). Observed in the field in open savanna enclaves surrounded by forests (GRC, pers. obs.).

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

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Type locality. Gleba Corumbiara, near Planalto farm, 15 km north of Vilhena on road to Juína, Vilhena, state of Rondônia, Brazil (GRC, collector of the holotype, pers. obs.).

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

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8280684.