Atractus albuquerquei, Da Cunha & Do Nascimento, 1983

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Atractus albuquerquei Cunha and Nascimento, 1983a

Type locality. Vila Nova (on the PA-256 road between Tomé-AÇu and Paragominas), near Rio Capim (formerly Rio Timboteua; Cunha and Nascimento, 1983a), Tomé-AÇu, state of Pará, Brazil.

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 151A ). Widespread in Cerrado and its contacts with Amazonia and Chiquitano Dry Forest ( Plt. 151A ), at low to intermediate elevations ( Plt. 151B ). Observed in the field in forest in Amazonia ( Cunha and Nascimento, 1983a), and grassland and open savanna in the Cerrado ( Zaher et al., 2005; Valdujo et al., 2009; Nascimento et al., 2017).

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Plate 151. Distribution map of Atractus albuquerquei in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.