Bothrops erythromelas Amaral, 1923

Type locality. Near Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 59A). Widespread in the Caatinga, with marginal records in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado (Plt. 59A) at low to high elevations (Plt. 59B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Silva and Rodrigues (2008). Observed in the field in open xeric vegetation including herbaceous, arboreal, and bushy caatinga, and also in rocky outcrops (Guedes et al., 2014).