First record of Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892 (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

By

Santana, Daniel Oliveira
Carvalho, Crizanto Brito de
Freitas, Evellyn Borges de
Nunes, Geziana Silva Siqueira
Faria, Renato Gomes

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-1-5

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1531--3

Subjects

Caecilians , Geographic distribution , Simão Dias , Siphonopidae , Siphonops paulensis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1531

 

Abstract

Siphonopidae is represented by 25 caecilians species in South America. In Brazil, Siphonops paulensis is found in the states of Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and in the Distrito Federal. Herein, we report the first record of Siphonops paulensis in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, Simão Dias municipality. This record significantly expands the distribution of the species in northeastern Brazil.