Open AccessHydrodynastes melanogigas Franco, Fernandes and Bentim, 2007 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae): Range extension and new state record
Author(s) -
Nelson Jorge da Silva,
Breno Hamdan,
Itamar Jr. Tonial,
Hélder Lúcio R. Da Silva,
Carlos Eduardo D. Cintra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/8.4.813
Subject(s) - colubridae , squamata , geography , range (aeronautics) , archaeology , zoology , biology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Two specimens of the poorly known Colubridae snake Hydrodynastes melanogigas were collected in the municipality of Carolina, southwestern state of Maranhao in gallery forests on the Tocantins River. These records represent the northernmost locality for the species.
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