Atractus badius (Boie, 1827)

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Atractus badius (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827)

Type locality. “Guiana,” Paramaribo, Suriname .

Distribution. Known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname on the Guiana Shield ( Plt. 154A ). In Brazil, restricted to northeastern Amazonia, north of the Amazon River ( Plt. 154A ), at low elevations ( Plt. 154B ). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest ( Hoogmoed, 1980).

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Plate 154. Distribution map of Atractus badius in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.