Reptilia, Colubridae, Helicops angulatus: distribution extension and rediscovery in the state of Ceará
Author(s) -
Igor Joventino Roberto,
Samuel Cardozo Ribeiro,
Morgana Maria de Sousa Delfino,
Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/5.1.118
Subject(s) - colubridae , extension (predicate logic) , distribution (mathematics) , biology , zoology , geography , mathematics , computer science , programming language , mathematical analysis
The genus Helicops comprises 17 species distributed east of the Andes, in Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Guiana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Trinidad (Peters and Orejas-Miranda 1970; Cunha and Nascimento 1993; Bérnils et al. 2007; Uetz 2008). Ten species have been recorded from Brazil: Helicops angulatus, H. carinicaudus, H. gomesi, H. hagmanni, H. infrataeniatus, H. leopardinus, H. modestus, H. polylepis, H. tapajonicus and H. trivittatus (SBH 2008).
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