Erythrolamprus almadensis (Wagler, 1824)

Type locality. Almada, Itajuipe, state of Bahia, Brazil .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay (Plt. 368A). In Brazil, widespread in the Cerrado,Pampa Grasslands and most of the Atlantic Forest, with marginal records in the Caatinga, Amazonia, Araucaria Forest, and Chiquitano Dry Forest (Plt. 368A) from low to high elevations (Plt. 368B). Previous map and taxonomy in Dixon (1989). Observed in the field in grasslands, wet grasslands, and palm marshes (Strüssmann and Sazima, 1993; Recoder et al., 2011).