Atractus elaps (Günther, 1858)

Type locality. Guayaquil (in error), Ecuador .

Distribution. Known from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, in Amazonia (Plt. 161A). In Brazil, restricted to Amazonia (Plt. 161A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 161B). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest (Hoogmoed and Prudente, 2003; Bernarde, 2004; Silva Haad, 2004; Passos et al., 2009).