Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)

Type locality. Mouth of Rio Belmonte, state of Bahia, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 97A). Recorded in the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest and widespread in the Caatinga, with marginal records in Amazonia and Cerrado (Plt. 97A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 97B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Roze (1996), Campbell and Lamar (2004), and Silva Jr. et al. (2016). Observed in the field in forest and savanna (Cunha et al., 1985; Cunha and Nascimento, 1993; Roze, 1996; Campbell and Lamar, 2004; Ghizoni-Jr. et al., 2009; Marques et al., 2011; Rodrigues and Prudente, 2011; Silva Jr. et al., 2016).