Atractus aff. maculatus Günther, 1858

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 : 36

Atractus aff. maculatus Günther, 1858

(Figs. 14.1 and 26.4)

Recorded for the state of Sergipe, municipality of Lagarto and Simão Dias, altitude 183 and 263 m elevation respectively. The nominal species Atractus maculatus was previously recorded in state of Alagoas and Pernambuco in Atlantic Forest enclaves ( Passos et al. 2010). It was collected in arboreal caatinga with sandy soil, inside the semi-arid region (G. Nunes pers. comm.) and shows considerable differences in color pattern compared to Atractus maculatus (P. Passos pers. comm.). It has cryptozoic and fossorial habits, is diurnal and nocturnal, and feeds mostly on earthworms ( Passos et al. 2010).