Philodryas aestiva (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854), Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854

Guedes, Thaís B., Nogueira, Cristiano & Marques, Otavio A. V., 2014, Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 3863 (1), pp. 1-93 : 45

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3863.1.1

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scientific name

Philodryas aestiva (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854)
status

 

Philodryas aestiva (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) View in CoL “Cobra-de-cipó-verde”

(Figs. 17.2 and 29.4)

Recorded only in Bahia State, municipality of Mucugê. This area is inside Diamantina Plateau , 980 m elevation. It is recorded in the Cerrado, Pampas, and highland grasslands of the Atlantic Forest ( Marques et al. 2001; Bérnils et al. 2008; Nogueira et al. 2010, 2011). The area where this species occurs in Caatinga has a complex of phytophysiognomies including caatinga, cerrado, and moist forest vegetation (Juncá et al. 2005; Freitas et al. 2012a). Relatively common in open, grassland habitats in the Cerrado region ( Argôlo & Freitas 2002; Freitas & Silva 2007; Valdujo et al. 2009; Nogueira et al. 2010), and we believe it inhabits relictual, open, upland rocky savanna enclaves named campos rupestres in the Caatinga. The species has semi-arboreal habits, is diurnal, and feeds on frogs and lizards ( Marques et al. 2001).

Argolo, A. J. S. & Freitas M. A. (2002) Geographic distribution: Philodryas aestivus. Herpetological Review, 33, 229 - 230.

Bernils, R. S., Giraudo, A. R., Carreira, S. & Cechin, S. Z. (2008) Repteis das porcoes subtropical e temperada da regiao Neotropical. Ciencia e Ambiente, 35, 101 - 136.

Freitas, M. A. & Silva, T. F. S. (2007) Guia ilustrado: A herpetofauna das Caatingas e areas de altitudes do nordeste brasileiro. USEB, Pelotas, 388 pp.

Freitas, M. A., Verissimo, D. & Uhlig, V. (2012 a) Squamate reptiles of the central Chapada Diamantina, with focus on the municipality of Mucuge, State of Bahia, Brazil. Check List, 8, 16 - 22.

Marques, O. A. V., Eterovic, A. & Sazima, I. (2001) Serpentes da Mata Atlantica: Guia Ilustrado para a Serra do Mar. Holos Editora, Ribeirao Preto, 184 pp.

Nogueira, C., Colli, G. R., Costa, G. & Machado, R. B. (2010) Diversidade de repteis Squamata e evolucao do conhecimento faunistico no Cerrado. In: Diniz, I. R., Marinho-Filho, J., Machado, R. B. & Cavalcanti, R. B. (Eds.), Cerrado: conhecimento cientifico quantitativo como subsidio para acoes de conservacao. Editora UNB, Brasilia, pp. 333 - 375.

Valdujo, P. H., Nogueira, C. D. C., Baumgarten, L., Rodrigues, F. H. G., Brandao, R. A., Eterovic, A., Ramos-Neto, M. B. & Marques, O. A. V. (2009) Squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional das Emas and surroundings, Cerrado of Central Brazil. Checklist, 5, 405 - 417.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Philodryas

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Podostemaceae