Erythrolamprus viridis (Günther, 1862)

Type locality. State of Pernambuco, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 389A), recorded in the Caatinga and its contact areas with the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest (Plt. 389A), mostly at low to intermediate elevations (Plt. 389B). Previous map and taxonomy in Dixon (1985, 1989). Observed in the field in dry forest, xeric scrub, and rock outcrops in the Caatinga (Guedes et al., 2014).