Philodryas psammophidea (Günther, 1872)

Type locality. Province of Tucumán, Argentina .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, mostly along the Chaco region (Plt. 306A). In Brazil, recorded in the western portion of the Cerrado (Plt. 306A), mostly from intermediate elevations (Plt. 306B). Observed in the field in grassland and open savanna on sandy soils (CS and GRC, pers. obs.).