Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996

Calixto, Pedro de Oliveira & Abrahão Morato, Sérgio Augusto, 2017, Herpetofauna recorded by a fauna rescue program in a Caatinga area of João Câmara, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Check List 13 (5), pp. 647-657 : 654

Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996 : Figure 20

Boiruna sertaneja Zaher 1996: 14 — Freire et al. 2009; Guedes et al.

2014b: 3863; Caldas et al. 2016: 1929.

This species may be distinguished from B. maculata by a higher number of subcaudal scales (68–79 in males and 60–75 in females) and hemipenis completely spineless and bicapitate ( Zaher 1996). This snake does not exhibit aggressive behaviour and when handled seeks to escape through vigorous movements and constriction. It has been observed to forage at night ( Mesquita et al. 2013). The voucher of the individual is UFRN 4099.