Philodryas agassizii (Jan, 1863)

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 : 47

Philodryas agassizii (Jan, 1863)

(Figs. 17.3 and 29.4)

We have only one record for this species in municipality of Caitité, Bahia State. This area is part of the Diamantina Plateau complex, 824 m elevation. It is also recorded in Cerrado ( Nogueira et al. 2010) and Pampas regions where is known from open, grassy areas ( Marques et al. 2006), and we believe this species can be found in relictual, open, rocky savanna enclaves named campos rupestres in the Caatinga. It has terrestrial habits, is diurnal, and feeds on spiders ( Marques et al. 2006).