Erythrolamprus cobellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “America.”

Distribution. Known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela (Plt. 372A). In Brazil, known only from northern Amazonia and Guianan savannas, north of the Amazon River (Plt. 372A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 372B). Maps and taxonomy in Fernandes et al. (2002), see also Dixon (1983). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest, and also in grassland, often near water bodies (FranÇa et al., 2006; Dixon, 1983).