Epicrates crassus Cope, 1862

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Epicrates crassus Cope, 1862

Typelocality. Río Paraná,Gardosa, Paraguay.Not located.

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, mainly in the central portion of the South American open diagonal ( Plt. 45A ). Widespread in the Cerrado, with marginal records in the Atlantic Forest, Chiquitano Dry Forest, and Amazonia ( Plt. 45A ), mostly at intermediate to high elevations ( Plt. 45B ). Previous maps and taxonomy in Passos and Fernandes (2008). Observed in the field in open areas, including grassland, savanna, and disturbed areas ( Sawaya et al., 2008, Recoder et al., 2011; Valdujo et al., 2009).

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Plate 45. Distribution map of Epicrates crassus in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.