Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “Asia” (in error, Hoge and Romano, 1978).

Distribution. Known from Brazil,French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, on open portions of the Guiana Shield (Plt. 393A). In Brazil, recorded in northern Amazonia and in Guianan savannas (Plt. 393A) at low elevations (Plt. 393B). Previous map and taxonomy in Dixon (1989). Observed in the field in grassland (Staton and Dixon,1977).