Psomophis joberti, also known
commonly as Jobert's ground snake and cobra-corredeira in Brazilian Portuguese, is a
species of snake in the
subfamilyDipsadinae of the
familyColubridae. The species is native to eastern South America.
Etymology
The
specific name, joberti, is in honor of French zoologist C. Jobert who collected natural history specimens in Brazil.[3]
Geographic range
P. joberti is found in eastern
Brazil, and may also occur in extreme eastern
Bolivia.[1][2]
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