Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1858)

Type locality. “About the mouth of the Rio Negro.” Mouth of Río Negro, between Río Negro and Buenos Aires provinces, Argentina .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay (Plt. 305A). In Brazil, widespread in Pampas Grasslands, Araucaria Forest, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado, with marginal records in the Caatinga and Amazonian savannas (Plt. 305A),at low to high elevations (Plt. 305B). Observed in the field in grassland, wetland, savanna, and disturbed areas (Giraudo and Scrocchi, 2002; Sawaya et al., 2008; FranÇa et al., 2008; Bérnils, 2009; São-Pedro and Pires, 2009).