Table 1 Limbless squamate species referred to as dangerous to human beings according to the 74 dwellers of Pedra Branca village, Bahia State, Brazil.
Species recorded | Local names (Portuguese and English) | N° of citation | Is it poisonous? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Amphisbaenidae | ||||
Amphisbaena sp. | Cobra-de-duas-cabeças, cobra-cega Two-headed snakes, worm lizard | 12 | 83,3 | 16,7 |
Boidae | ||||
Boa constrictor constrictor (Linnaeus, 1758) | Jibóia Boa | 7 | 100 | |
Viperidae | ||||
Lachesis muta (Linnaeus, 1766) | Surucucu-pico-de-jaca, surucuru-malha-de-fogo Bushmaster, whitetail lancehead | 45 | 100 | |
Bothrops leucurus (Wagler, 1824) | Jararaca-malha-de-sapo, jararaca-quatro-ventas Whitetail lancehead | 41 | 100 | |
Crotalus durissus cascavella (Wagler, 1824) | Cascavel Rattlesnake | 40 | 100 | |
Bothrops leucurus (Wagler, 1824) | Jararaca-cabo-branco Whitetail lancehead | 31 | 100 | |
Bothriopsis bilineata bilineata (Wied, 1825) | Surucucu-de-pindoba, pingo-de-ouro Two-striped forest pitviper | 8 | 100 | |
Colubridae | ||||
Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996 | Buiúna Black snake | 35 | 43 | 57 |
Drymarchon corais (Boié, 1827) | Papa-pinto Índigo snake | 25 | 60 | 40 |
Chironius sp., Leptophis sp., Philodryas sp., Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) | Cobra-espada Parrot snake, rain frog snake | 25 | 8 | 92 |
Chironius sp., Leptophis sp., Philodryas sp., Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) | Cobra-de-cipó Rain frog snake, parrot snake | 24 | 4,2 | 95,8 |
Oxyrhopus trigeminus Dúmeril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854 | Cobra-coral False coral snake | 22 | 100 | |
Micrurus sp. | Cobra-coral True coral snake | |||
Spilotes pullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cainana Tiger rat snake | 19 | 10,5 | 89,5 |
Helicops sp., Liophis sp. | Cobra-d'água Water snake | 10 | 20 | 80 |
Waglerophis merremii (Wagler, 1824) | Esparradeira, jararaca-esparra Flat snake | 5 | 80 | 20 |
Bothrops sp. | Jaracuçu Viper | 5 | 20 | 80 |
Liophis viridis Günther, 1862, Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) | Cobra-verde Green snake | 4 | 100 | |
Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) | Correia-de-veado Black-headed snake | 2 | 100 | |
Mastigodryas bifossatus (Raddi, 1820) | Malha-de-traíra Racer snake | 2 | 100 | |
Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) Pseudoboa nigra (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) | Cobra-cinco-horas, cobra-seis-horas Black-headed snake False boa | 2 | 100 | |
Liophis sp., Thamnodynastes sp. | Jaracaquinha Striped swamp snake | 1 | 100 | |
Sibynomorphus neuwiedii (Ihering, 1910) | Dormideira Neuwied's tree snake | 4 | ||