Thamnodynastes sertanejo Bailey, Thomas and Silva Jr., 2005 “Jararaquinha, Cipó-do-papo-amarelo”

(Figs. 19.7 and 32.1)

Caatinga endemic species. Recorded in Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, and north Minas Gerais. All records are in low altitudes, maximum 657 m elevation. It inhabits open areas with bushy and arboreal vegetation on semi-arid lowlands typical and widespread in the Caatinga. It has arboreal habits, is nocturnal and feeds on frogs (Vanzolini et al. 1980; Bailey et al. 2005).