Atractus surucucu Prudente and Passos, 2008

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Atractus surucucu Prudente and Passos, 2008

Type locality. Serra dos Surucucus , state of Roraima, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 183A ). Known only from the type locality in the Guianan savanna ( Plt. 183A ) at high elevations of the Serra dos Surucucus tepui area ( Plt. 183B ). No detailed field data on habitat use are available for this species.

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Plate 183. Distribution map of Atractus surucucu in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.