A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)

Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1822) is a neotropical caecilian widely distributed in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. It is among the best studied caecilians in the Neotropical region, but many aspects of its natural history remain poorly known. Here we report an exceptionally large individual of S. a...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Uécson S. C., Soares França, Matheus
Formato: Articulo Comunicacion
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Publicado: 2021
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Zoología
Caecillian
Body Size
Maximum Length
Siphonopidae
Siphonops spp
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1680772024-07-24T20:03:06Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/168077 A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920) Oliveira, Uécson S. C. Soares França, Matheus 2021-09 2024-07-24T16:05:14Z en Zoología Caecillian Body Size Maximum Length Siphonopidae Siphonops spp Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1822) is a neotropical caecilian widely distributed in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. It is among the best studied caecilians in the Neotropical region, but many aspects of its natural history remain poorly known. Here we report an exceptionally large individual of S. annulatus from Rondonia, Brazil. At 720 mm total length, this specimen is much larger than the previously largest reported for the species at 539 mm. Asociación Herpetológica Argentina Articulo Comunicacion http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) application/pdf 333-335
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topic Zoología
Caecillian
Body Size
Maximum Length
Siphonopidae
Siphonops spp
spellingShingle Zoología
Caecillian
Body Size
Maximum Length
Siphonopidae
Siphonops spp
Oliveira, Uécson S. C.
Soares França, Matheus
A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
topic_facet Zoología
Caecillian
Body Size
Maximum Length
Siphonopidae
Siphonops spp
description Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1822) is a neotropical caecilian widely distributed in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. It is among the best studied caecilians in the Neotropical region, but many aspects of its natural history remain poorly known. Here we report an exceptionally large individual of S. annulatus from Rondonia, Brazil. At 720 mm total length, this specimen is much larger than the previously largest reported for the species at 539 mm.
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author Oliveira, Uécson S. C.
Soares França, Matheus
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Soares França, Matheus
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title A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
title_short A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
title_full A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
title_fullStr A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
title_full_unstemmed A Goliath among Davids: An impressive new size record for Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1920)
title_sort goliath among davids: an impressive new size record for siphonops annulatus (mikan, 1920)
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