Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Colubridae): distribution extension, new state record and variation in southern Brazil

By

Filho, Gilberto Alves De Souza
Moura-Leite, Júlio César de
Matias, Emilson Grochoski
Morato, Sérgio Augusto Abrahão

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1315--1318

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1315

 

Abstract

The colubrid snake Chironius fuscus (Colubridae) is a widely distributed species in South America, exhibiting a disjunct distribution associated to rainforests of Amazonia and Eastern Brazil (from Pernambuco to Paraná States). In this study, we present new distributional data from Paraná state and extend the known range to the state of Santa Catarina. We also present meristic and morphometric data of the southernmost populations of the species.