First record of Amphisbaena mertensi Strauch, 1881 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil | Zendy

Adriano Lima Silveira | Zendy; Vera Lúcia de Campos Brites | Zendy; Raquel Valinhas e Valinhas | Zendy

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First record of Amphisbaena mertensi Strauch, 1881 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Author(s) -

Adriano Lima Silveira,

Vera Lúcia de Campos Brites,

Raquel Valinhas e Valinhas

Publication year - 2012

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/8.1.161

Subject(s) - biome , atlantic forest , squamata , geography , forestry , ecology , biology , ecosystem

We present here the first record of Amphisbaena mertensi in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. Through analysis of scientific collections, we found specimens of A. mertensi from municipalities of Patos de Minas, Uberaba, Indianópolis, Uberlândia and Araguari, in Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba regions. These localities are inserted in the Cerrado biome, with Atlantic Forest enclaves, and represent an expansion of the previously known geographic distribution for the species.

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