Anfibios y reptiles del departamento de Ica con comentarios sobre su distribución
En este trabajo se presenta el listado actualizado de anfibios y reptiles de Ica, las especies son comentadas, acompañadas de mapas de distribución y claves de identificación para reptiles y anfibios.
Alejandro Mendoza +12 more
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Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae, Siagonodon brasiliensis (Laurent, 1949): distribution extension and geographic distribution map [PDF]
The known geographic distribution of Siagonodon brasiliensis is restricted to three locations in the Brazilian Cerrado, in Piauí, Bahia and Minas Gerais states. I present here a new record for this species in Minas Gerais. One specimen of S. brasiliensis
Adriano Silveira
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axonomía de serpientes en el Noroeste del Perú
Se realizó una pesquisa en la provincia de Piura con el objetivo de identificar familias y especies de serpientes, cuya captura fue a través de búsqueda directa en los hábitats.
Kriss Calero +4 more
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Arboreality in blindsnakes (Typhlopidae) and threadsnakes (Leptotyphlopidae) from Hispaniola
Scolecophidian snakes, which include the blind and thread snakes (Miralles et al. 2018), usually have fossorial or ground-dwelling life styles, although some are known to climb rocks or vegetation. Das and Wallach (1998) reviewed cases of arboreality in this group, and additional records have been published since (Bazzano 2007; Murphy et al.
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Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Epictia goudotii Species complex (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) in Middle America and northern South America [PDF]
Here we review the systematics of the threadsnakes of the Epictia goudotii Species complex in Middle and northern South America using external morphology and molecular data. Two species, Epictia goudotii and E.
James R. McCranie, S. Blair Hedges
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Filling gaps on the distribution of Tricheilostoma salgueiroi (Amaral, 1955) in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) [PDF]
Tricheilostoma salgueiroi occurs in northeastern and southeastern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. We collected one adult male of this species at Lagoa de Cima, municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, state ...
Caio Figueiredo-de-Andrade +2 more
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Evolutionary dynamics shape two passive defensive mechanisms in Neotropical snake radiations
We mapped the distribution of two defensive behaviors (balling and head hiding) of Neotropical snakes to evaluate its distribution in distinct phylogenetic groups. Balling behavior was observed in 58 out of the 167 examined species across seven families.
Alexandro Marques Tozetti +6 more
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FIGURE 4. Comparison of lateral views of the heads of holotype (MUSA 4252, enlarged picture) and paratypes of Epictia venegasi sp. nov.Published as part of Koch, Claudia, Cruz, Roy Santa & Cárdenas, Heidy, 2016, Two new endemic species of Epictia Gray ...
Koch, Claudia +2 more
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Hedges, S. Blair (2008): At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles.
Hedges, S. Blair
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FIGURE 5. Habitat of Epictia vanwallachi sp. nov.Published as part of Koch, Claudia, Venegas, Pablo J. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2015, Three new endemic species of Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) from the dry forest of northwestern Peru, pp ...
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