Lichtenstein's Green Racer
Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Also calledAlmindelig Grøn Kratpilsnog (dan) · Boiubu (por) · Bojobi (por) · Brasilianische Strauchnatter (deu) · Caninana (por) · Chasseresse des savanes (fra) · Chasseresse des savanes, Serpent liane (fra) · Cipó-Verde (por) · Cobra-Cipó (por) · Cobra-Cipó-Comum (por) · Cobra-Cipó-Listrada (por) · Cobra-Cipó-Verde (por) · Cobra-Corredeira (por) · Cobra-Facão (por)
First described in: Lichtenstein, M. Hinrich C. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen.
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distribution
Distribution. Widespread in South America, known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Plt. 304 A). In Brazil, recorded in all ecoregions, mainly in the Atlantic Forest, Caatinga and Cerrado, with scattered records in Amazonia (Plt. 304 A), at low to high elevations (Plt. 304 B). Observed in the field in forest, gallery forest, savanna, and disturbed areas (Sazima and Manzini, 1995; Carvalho and Nogueira, 1998; FranÇa et al., 2008; Sawaya et al., 2008).
Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna
Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein 1823) Lichtenstein 1823
Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) “Cobra-de-cipó-verde” (Figs. 17.5 and 30.2) It was recorded in all portions of the Caatinga. It is distributed in low and high altitudes (sea level to 1,100 m elevation) and is an abundant species. It is also widely distributed in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Pantanal, and Pampas (Marques et al. 2001, 2005; Bérnils et al. 2008; Nogueira et al. 2010). It can be found in all phytophysiognomies of the Caatinga, however it is more often found in forests or forest borders (Vitt 1980; Hamdan & Lira-da-Silva 2012; Nogueira et al. 2011), and may thus be absent from areas widely dominated by open sand dunes or savannas. It has semi-arboreal habits, is diurnal, and feeds on vertebrates (Vitt & Vangilder 1983; Marques et al. 2001, 2005).
Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9084216.