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southern Goias, south and southeastern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay (Zaher, 1996; Achaval & Olmos, 

 1997). Paranaense, Yungas, Chaquena, Espinal and Monte provinces, mainly in forested areas. 



C/<?/;a Fitzinger, 1826 

 Clelia Fitzinger, 1826. Neue Class, der Rept.: 29 



Cloelia Wagler 1830. Emendation of Clelia Fitzinger, 1826. Nat. Syst. Amphib.: 187. 

 Rhinoscytale Fitzinger, 1843. Syst. Rept.: 25 

 Deiropeda Fitzinger, 1843. Syst. Rept.: 25 

 Hydroscopus Fitzinger, 1843. Syst. Rept.: 25 

 Brachyrruton Dumeril, 1853. Mem. Acad. Sci. Paris 23: 502. 

 Barbourina Amaral, 1924. Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 14: 201. 

 Type species: Clelia daudinii Fitzinger, 1826 by original designation. 



Clelia bicolor (Peracca 1904) 

 Oxyrhopiis bicolor Peracca, 1904. Rev. Suisse Zool. 12: 667. 



Celia bicolor Bailey, 1970. In: Peters & Orejas-Miranda, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 297 (I): 63 

 Type locality: North of Santa Fe, Argentina. 



Distribution: Corrientes, Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe and Tucuman. Also Paraguay 

 and Brazil in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul (Scrocchi & Vinas, 1990; Strussmann & Sazima, 1993; 

 Giraudo & Contreras, 1994; Franco et. al. 1996; Zaher, 1996; Giraudo, 1997; Giraudo & Quaini, 1997, 

 Cacivio, in press). Chaquena province (mainly Chaquefio Oriental district). 



Comments: The record mentioned by Bailey (1970b) from San Luis should be confirmed, because this 

 locality is far away from the known distribution. The same can be said about Cei's report (1993) of a 

 specimen found in Peruvian Amazonia and probably based on Dixon & Soini (1986). However, Dixon & 

 Soini's report of this species was already questioned by Strussmann & Sazima (1993), because squamation 

 and coloration reported by Dixon & Soini (1986) do not coincide with those of Clelia bicolor. 



Clelia plumhea ( Wied, 1 820) 

 Coluber plumbeus Wied, 1820. Reise nach Brazilien 1:25. 



Clelia clelia pliimbea Bailey, 1970. In: Peters & Orejas-Miranda, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 297 (1): 63 

 Clelia pliimbea Lema, 1994. Comun. Mus. Cienc. Tecnol. PUCRS. Ser. Zool. 7: 93. 

 Type locality: Sao Joao, north of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 



Distribution: Misiones (Giraudo, 1997). From south of the Amazon River basin, and Maranhao crossing the 

 Cerrado in central Brazil until Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay (Cunha & 

 Nascimento, 1993; Lema 1994; Zaher, 1996). Paranaense province. 



Comments: Scrocchi & Vinas (1990) believed that this taxon is not present in Argentina. As Giraudo (1997) 

 has mentioned, this was probably because the species inhabits northern and central Misiones from where 

 Scrocchi & Vifias (1990) did not have any material. Some individuals from Corrientes and Formosa studied 

 by us may belong to this species. 



Clelia quimi Franco, Marques & Puerto, 1996 



Clelia quimi Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1996. J. Herpetol. 31 (4): 484. 

 Type locality: Santo Antonio farm, city of Itu (23° 16' S; 47° 19'W), Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

 Distribution: Misiones (Giraudo, 1997, in press). In Brazil, Federal district, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, 

 Sao Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina (Franco et al., 1996). Paranaense province. 



Clelia rustica (Cope, 1878) 



Oxyrhopus rusticus Cope, 1878. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 17 (1877): 92. 



Pseudoboa rustica Serie, 1936. Inst. Mus. Univ. La Plata, Obra Cincuentenario: 48. 



Clelia rustica Bailey, 1970. In Peters & Orejas-Miranda, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 287 (I): 64. 

 Type locality: Argentina. 



Distribution: Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Chubut, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, 

 Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Ri'o Negro, Salta, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman 

 (Scrocchi & Viiias, 1990; Giraudo & Arzamendia, 1996; Giraudo & Quaini, 1997; Tiranti & Avila, 1997). 



