Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Colubridae): first record for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

We present the first record of Leptophis ahaetulla for the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Between November and December 2014, and February 2015, three specimens were found, respectively: one male dead on a highway at the Parque Estadual do Espinilho, a conservation unit located at the municipal...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1838 - 4
Main Authors Oliveira, Roberto Baptista de, Beier, Christian, Bilo, Giancarlo Ribeiro, Santos, Tiago Gomes dos, Pontes, Gláucia Maria Funk
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 06.02.2016
Subjects
Coloration
Corporate profiles
Females
Landscape
Leptophis ahaetulla
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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Summary:We present the first record of Leptophis ahaetulla for the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Between November and December 2014, and February 2015, three specimens were found, respectively: one male dead on a highway at the Parque Estadual do Espinilho, a conservation unit located at the municipality of Barra do Quaraí; and two females collected in an anthropic landscape of Salso farm at the municipality of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Meristic data and coloration enables the identification of these specimens as Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/12.1.1838