Apostolepis mariae Borges-Nojosa et al., 2017
Type locality. Sítio Olho d’Água dos Tangarás, MaciÇo de Baturité, Pacotí, state of Ceará, Brazil .
Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 246A), known only from a restricted upland area in the northern portion of the Caatinga (Plt. 246A) at intermediate to high elevations (Plt. 246B). Observed in the field in upland forest (Borges-Nojosa et al., 2017).