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Reptilia, Testudines, Kinosternidae, <i>Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides</i> (Linnaeus, 1766): Distribution extension

  • Costa, H. C.,
  • Molina, F. B.,
  • São-Pedro, V. A.,
  • Feio, R. N.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 314 – 315

Abstract

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Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides is the only subspecies of K. scorpioides with a South American distribution.We report the third known register of this taxon for the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, representing the first record from theAripuanã River basin. This point is at 390 km and 910 km western from the two previously known records of this species inMato Grosso, reinforcing the importance of inventories of K. s. scorpioides.