Atractus tartarus Passos et al., 2016

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Atractus tartarus Passos et al., 2016

Type locality. Vila Palestina , Rondon do Pará , state of Pará, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 184A ), restricted to eastern Amazonia and its contact with the Cerrado ( Plt. 184A ) at low elevations ( Plt. 184B ). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest ( Passos et al., 2016).

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Plate 184. Distribution map of Atractus tartarus in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.