Lygophis dilepis (Cope, 1862)

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 : 44

Lygophis dilepis (Cope, 1862) “Cobra-de-cadarço”

(Figs. 16.3 and 29.1)

Recorded in the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Minas Gerais. It can be found both in low or upland localities, with maximum recorded altitude of 850 m in the Araripe Plateau, Ceará State. This species is also recorded in the Cerrado region ( Nogueira et al. 2010, 2011). Most records are in xerophytic caatinga that includes bushy, herbaceous and arboreal vegetation, and we believe that this snake also inhabits xerophitic vegetation in highlands. It has terrestrial habits, is diurnal, and feeds on frogs ( Dixon 1989; Guedes 2006).