Dipsas alternans ( Fischer, 1885 )

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Dipsas alternans ( Fischer, 1885)

Type locality. Santos , state of São Paulo, Brazil. Corrected to Juquitiba by designation of a neotype in Passos et al. (2004) .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 193A ). Recorded in the southern and central portions of the Atlantic Forest ( Plt. 193A ), mostly at high elevations ( Plt. 193B ). Observed in the field in forest ( Martins et al., 2008b).

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Plate 193. Distribution map of Dipsas alternans in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.