Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768

Type locality. Ceylon (in error). Corrected to Amazon region, South America, by Peters (1960) .

Distribution. Known from Bolívia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, mostly along forested regions (Plt. 197A). In Brazil,widespread in Amazonia and in the coastal portion of the Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution (Plt. 197A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 197B). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest, humid forest, and disturbed areas (Argôlo and Alves, 2002; Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Strüssmann, 2003; Bernarde and Abe, 2006; Moreira et al., 2009; Shibatta et al., 2009; Fernandes et al., 2010b).