Xenodon severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “Asia” (in error). Corrected to South America by Günther (1863) .

Distribution. Known from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname,and Venezuela, largely associated to Amazonian forest (Plt. 405A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia and Guianan savannas, with marginal records in Chiquitano Dry Forest and the northern portion of the Cerrado (Plt. 405A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 405B). Observed in the field in forested areas near creeks (Ávila-Pires et al., 2010).