Typhlophis squamosus (Schlegel, 1839)

Type locality. Cayenne, French Guiana .

Distribution. Known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela on the Guiana Shield (Plt. 33A). In Brazil, recorded in northeastern Amazonia (Plt. 33A), at low elevations (Plt. 33B). Observed in the field in forest (Cunha and Nascimento, 1993; Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Frota et al., 2005).