Siphlophis leucocephalus

Guedes, Thaís B., Nogueira, Cristiano & Marques, Otavio A. V., 2014, Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 3863 (1), pp. 1-93 : 50

Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 18673)

(Figs. 19.1 and 31.3)

It was recently recorded for the first time in Bahia State, municipality of Mucugê by Freitas et al. (2012a). This is a highland area around 1,100 m elevation, in the Diamantina Plateau , and includes a complex set of phytophisiognomies. It is also distributed in the Cerrado region ( Nogueira et al. 2010, 2011) and in the Atlantic Forest region ( Argôlo 2004). It has semi-arboreal habits, is nocturnal, and feeds on lizards.