Apostolepis striata Lema, 2004

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Apostolepis striata Lema, 2004

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.) .

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

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Plate 256. Distribution map of Apostolepis striata in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.