Erythrolamprus pygmaeus (Cope, 1868)

Type locality. District of Napo, department of Loreto, Peru .

Distribution. Known from Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, in Amazonia (Plt. 382A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia (Plt. 382A), at lowlands (Plt. 382B). Observed in the field in forest (Dixon and Soini, 1986; Fernandes et al., 1999; Ávila-Pires et al., 2010; Bernarde et al., 2011; Kawashita-Ribeiro et al., 2011) and disturbed areas (Dixon and Soini, 1986), in lakes,open areas, and secondary forest (Martins and Oliveira, 1998).