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Sierra (Municipio Colina, Sierra de San Luis); Pauji (Municipio Union); 



Curimagua (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luis). 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous basimontane deciduous 



forest; coastal cloud forest. 



References: Roze (1966. Idem); Shreve (1947. Idem). 



Oxybells aenerLS (Wagler, 1824) 

 Distribution: One of the most common and widely distributed snake in 

 Falcon: Moruy, Adaure, Monte Cano (all this localities in the Municipio 

 Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana) ; Tucacas (Municipio Silva) ; El Mene 

 (Municipio Acosta) ; Taratara (Municipio Colina) ; El Jobo, Cururupare 

 (both localities in the Municipio Democracia) ; near Puerto Cumarebo 

 (Municipio Zamora). 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous and 

 deciduous scrub; tropophilous basimontane deciduous forest; tropophilous 

 semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 



References: Rivero-Blanco & Dixon (1979. Idem); Roze (1966. Idem: under 

 the name O. aeneus aeneus) . 



Oxyrhopus venezuelanus Shreve, 1947 

 Distribution: A rare snalce only knovm from few localities: Pauji 

 (Municipio Union); near Uria (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luis). 

 Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest; coastal cloud 

 forest . 



References: Lancini (1979. Idem); Marcuzzi (1950. Idem); Roze (1966. 

 Idem); Shreve (1947. Idem). 



Ph±moph±s guianensis (Troschel, 184 8) 

 Distribution: This is a species common and with a wide distribution along 

 all territory of Falcon: Boca del Tocuyo (Municipio Acosta) ; Pedregal 



(Municipio Democracia) ; Adaure, near San Jose de Cocodite, near La 

 Bocaina, El Hato (all this localities within the Municipio Falcon, 

 Peninsula de Paraguana) ; Tucacas (Municipio Silva) ; Capatarida (Municipio 

 Buchivacoa); near Guarabal (Municipio Federacion) ; near Guaibacoa 



(Municipio Colina). 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous and 

 deciduous scrub; tropophilous deciduous low and median forest; 

 tropophilous basimontane deciduous forest; tropophilous semi-deciduous 

 seasonal forest. 

 References: Rivero-Blanco & Dixon (1979. Idem); Roze (1966. Idem). 



PseudoJboa neuwlsdii (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) 

 Distribution: A species moderately common but poorly represented in 

 collections: Cabure (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luis); near San Jose 

 de Cocodite (Municipio Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana) . 

 Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; coastal cloud forest. 

 References: Roze (1966. Idem: under the name of P. n. neuwiedil] ; Shreve 

 (1947. Idem: under the name of P. n. neuwiedii) . 



Rtia.diii3.sa multilineata (Peters, 1859) 

 Distribution: The first specimen collected within Falcon was collected 

 near Sanare (Municipio Monsenor Iturriza) . 

 Hedsitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 



References: Manzanilla, Mi jares-Urrutia & Rivero. 1998. Herpetol. Review, 

 29 (2) :115) . 



