Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854

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 : 45

Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854 “Falsa-coral”

(Figs. 16.7 and 29.2)

It was recorded only in Bahia State, municipalities of Mucugê and Paulo Afonso ( Handam & Lira-da-Silva 2008; Freitas et al. 2012a). Mucugê is situated in the Diamantina Plateau with more than 800 m elevation and Paulo Afonso has 243 m elevation. It occurs in open areas in the Cerrado, Pantanal, and Pampas ( Marques et al. 2005; Bérnils et al. 2008; França et al. 2008; Nogueira et al. 2010). We believe it inhabits grasslands habitats and open xerophitic vegetation in the Caatinga. It has terrestrial habits, is nocturnal, and feeds on mammals and lizards ( Marques et al. 2005).