Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 “ Jararaca ”

(Figs. 10.4 and 22.4)

First record in the Caatinga. This species was recorded only in Bahia and Minas Gerais States. It occurs in altitudes of 440 to 630 m elevation, close to the Cerrado region, to which the species is considered endemic (Nogueira et al. 2011). It is the most conspicuous and widespread viperid snake of the Cerrado region (Melgarejo 2003, Nogueira et al. 2003). It is typical of gallery forests or adjacent riparian habitats in the Cerrado region (Nogueira et al. 2003). It has terrestrial habits, is nocturnal, and is a generalist feeder on vertebrate prey (Martins et al. 2002; Nogueira et al. 2003).