Dipsas catesbyi ( Sentzen, 1796 )

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Dipsas catesbyi ( Sentzen, 1796)

Type locality. “America.”

Distribution. Known from Bolívia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, in Amazonia ( Plt. 195A ). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia and Chiquitano Dry Forest, found also at the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution ( Plt. 195A ). Recorded mostly from low elevations ( Plt. 195B ). Observed in the field in secondary forest and pasture ( Bernarde and Abe, 2006) as well as cocoa plantation in Atlantic Forest ( Alves et al., 2005).

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Plate 195. Distribution map of Dipsas catesbyi in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.