First record of Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2002 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and updated distribution map

Autor: Mauro Sérgio Cruz Souza Lima, Thaís B. Guedes, Diogo Brunno Santos Barbosa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Check List, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 1323-1328 (2020)
Popis: We report for the first time the snake Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira, 2002 in Piauí, northeastern Brazil. Ourrecord is based on two specimens and comprises the 17th known locality for the species. The new record represents thenorthernmost and westernmost locality, at the limit between the Caatinga and the Maranhão Babaçu Forest ecoregions,and extends this species’ geographic distribution 495 km from Milagres, state of Ceará. Updated distribution maps andimages of preserved specimens are provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE