Erythrolamprus breviceps (Cope, 1860)

Type locality. Suriname .

Distribution. Known from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Plt. 370A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia (Plt. 370A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 370B). Observed in the field in forest (Martins and Oliveira, 1998).