Atractus spinalis Passos et al., 2013

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Atractus spinalis Passos et al., 2013

Type locality. Alto do Palácio , Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó, Morro do Pilar, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 181A ), restricted to southeastern Cerrado ( Plt. 181A ) at high elevations ( Plt. 181B ). Observed in the field in rocky grassland ( Passos et al., 2013).

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Plate 181. Distribution map of Atractus spinalis in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.