First records of the snake Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a review of the geographic distribution of S. longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) (Squamata: Dipsadidae)

• Published in: Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 1637 - 10
• Main Authors: Thomassen, Hans, Costa, Henrique C., Silveira, Adriano Lima, Garcia, Paulo Cristiano de Anchieta, Bérnils, Renato Silveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 22.04.2015

We report Siphlophis leucocephalus in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. This species is now known to occur in ombrophilous and semidecidual forests in the state of Bahia, and Cerrado gallery forests in Tocantins and Minas Gerais. We also review the distribution of S. longicaudatus, a species inha...