Erythrolamprus miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 39

Erythrolamprus miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) “Cobra-d’água”

(Figs. 14.8 and 27.3)

Recorded in the states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Bahia. It inhabits low-lying areas (up to 552 m elevation) in the semi-arid and marginal contact areas. It is also recorded in the Atlantic Forest and marginally in the Cerrado ( Marques et al. 2001; Nogueira et al. 2010). Few and sparse records inside Caatinga, were frequently associated with water bodies within the typical xerophitic vegetation. It has semi-aquatic habits, is diurnal, and feeds mostly on frogs ( Marques et al. 2001).