First record of the rare snake Cercophis auratus (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae) in a relictual forest enclave at Caatinga

Cercophis auratus is a rare snake with known disjunct distribution between coastal Atlantic Forest to eastern Amazonia and Guiana Shield. Here we provide a new record of this species from a relictual highland of rainforest inside the xeric Caatinga ecoregion. This new record fill a gap of 1700 kilom...

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Autores principales: Bezerra, Castiele Holanda, Guilhon, Bruno F., Ramos, Antônio Rafael L., Nojosa, Diva Maria B.
Formato: Articulo Comunicacion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
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Ciencias Naturales
Relictual rainforest
Northeastern Brazil
Gaps
Distribution
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/107444
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Sumario:Cercophis auratus is a rare snake with known disjunct distribution between coastal Atlantic Forest to eastern Amazonia and Guiana Shield. Here we provide a new record of this species from a relictual highland of rainforest inside the xeric Caatinga ecoregion. This new record fill a gap of 1700 kilometers between southern (Barra do Choça – BA) and northern (Augusto Corrêa – PA) in the distribution of C. auratus (Schlegel, 1837), and bring insights about the past connective bridge between Amazonia and Atlantic forests.

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