Two rare species in Espírito Santo state, Brazil: rediscovery of Apostolepis longicaudata Gomes, 1921 (Squamata, Dipsadidae) and Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918) (Squamata, Colubridae)

By

Mathielo, Rafael Scherrer
Santiago, Diego Henrique
Castro, Thiago Marcial De
Chaves, Flávia Guimarães

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-2-27

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

242--248

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Geographic distribution , rarity , threatened species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.242

 

Abstract

We report the rediscovery of two species of rare snake  in Espírito Santo state, Brazil: Aposto­lepis longicaudata Gomes, 1921 (also rare elsewhere in Brazil) and Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918). Apostolepis longicaudata has gone undetected in Espírito Santo for  66 years and Drymoluber brazili for 46 years. Espírito Santo state has only 10% of its forests remaining, and so the rediscovery of these forest‑dwelling species emphasizes the importance of small forest remnants for the conservation. These species have been assessed as Critically Endangered and Endangered in Espírito Santo state.