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Reptilia, Squamata, Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaena fuliginosa wiedi Vanzolini, 1951: distribution extension

  • Paulo Nogueira-Costa,
  • Flávia Aguiar,
  • Guilherme Silva,
  • Mariana Afonso,
  • José Thiago Baldine,
  • Marcos Venâncio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15560/9.1.167
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 167 – 168

Abstract

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Recently, the predominantly Amazonian amphisbaenian species Amphisbaena fuliginosa was reported from the Cerrado biome, where its distribution is presently restricted to three localities in Goiás state and one in Minas Gerais state. Here we present new data on its distribution range in the Cerrado biome, a new record in the state of Minas Gerais and the southernmost record for the species, extending its southern distribution limit by 35 km.