Spilotes sulphureus Wagler, 1824 (Squamata: Colubridae): review of distribution and first record in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

By

Andrade, Hugo
Almeida, Rony Peterson Santos
Dias, Eduardo José Dos Reis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-2-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

2055--5

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Geographical distribution , gular inflation , Pseustes , puffing snake

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.1.2055

 

Abstract

We present the first record of Spilotes sulphureus for the state of Sergipe. In Brazil, this species is distributed Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest and Caatinga biomes. This large-bodied snake has arboreal habit, is diurnal, has oviparous reproduction, feeds on birds, eggs, lizards, bats, amphibians and small mammals and presents the defensive behaviour of lateral compression of the body.