Ptychophis flavovirgatus Gomes, 1915

Type locality. São Bento do Sul, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 350A). Widespread in Araucaria Forest, with marginal records in the Atlantic Forest and Pampas Grasslands (Plt. 350A), mostly at high elevations (Plt. 350B). Observed in the field in aquatic habitats in open areas (Scartozzoni and Marques, 2004).