Thamnodynastes pallidus (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 : 53

Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758) . “Jararaquinha”

(Figs. 19.6 and 31.4)

Recorded in the states of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia. It occurs from highlands in Sergipe and Bahia (maximum 800 m elevation) to low altitudes in contact areas with the Atlantic Forest. It was redescribed and its distribution was restricted to the Amazon Forest region (Bailey et al. 2005). However, this species was found also in forested enclaves within the Caatinga region, and presents a disjunct range as mentioned by Franco and Ferreira (2002). It is a forested area species that can be found in relictual moist forests on highland, and bush and arboreal caatinga in contact areas next to the Atlantic Forest. It has terrestrial habits, is nocturnal and feeds on frogs (Bailey et al. 2005).