On the occurrence of Apostolepis phillipsi (Serpentes, Elapomorphini) in Brazil, with the description of a new specimen from Mato Grosso.

Autor: Colli GR; Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil. 70910-900.. grcolli@unb.br., Barreto-Lima AF, Dantas PT, Morais CJS, Pantoja DL, DE Sena A, DE Sousa HC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2019 Jun 20; Vol. 4619 (3), pp. zootaxa.4619.3.11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 20.
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4619.3.11
Abstrakt: We describe a specimen of Apostolepis phillipsi Harvey, 1999, from Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, establishing the first unambiguous record of the species in Brazil. The new locality is ca. 120 km from the type locality, in Bolivia. We present an updated species diagnosis, the first image of a living specimen, and the first description of A. phillipsi coloration in life. Even though the Brazilian range of A. phillipsi lies within a protected area (Parque Estadual Serra Ricardo Franco-PESRF), it is threatened by cattle raising, logging and agriculture. PESRF lacks formal delimitation and a management plan, and the Mato Grosso State Legislature is considering a decree to extinguish PESRF, which could cause the extirpation of the Brazilian range of several endemic species.
Databáze: MEDLINE