Apostolepis flavotorquata (Duméril et al., 1854)

Type locality. “L’íntérieur de l’Amérique meridional,” restricted to Goiás state, Brazil (Lema and Renner, 2005) .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 239A), widespread in the Cerrado and its contact with Amazonia (Plt. 239A), from intermediate to high elevations (Plt. 239B). Observed in the field in dry forest (FranÇa and Araújo, 2006).