Psomophis joberti (Sauvage, 1884)

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 : 48

Psomophis joberti (Sauvage, 1884)

(Figs. 18.1 and 30.3)

It was recorded in the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, and Bahia. It occurs in low altitude in the semi-arid Caatinga and its contact with Cerrado areas, with a single record in high altitudes in Ceará State, from sea level to 830 m elevation. It is also recorded from many localities in the Cerrado ( Myers & Cadle 1994; Nogueira et al. 2010, 2011). The records of this species, especially in the core of the Caatinga, are scarce, as it seems to inhabit isolated open areas ( Myers & Cadle 1994). It has terrestrial habits, is nocturnal, and feeds on frogs and lizards ( Myers & Cadle 1994).