First record of Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil

By

Freitas, Marco Antonio de, 1970-
Oliveira e Sousa, Samantha
Vieira, Ruhan Saldanha
Farias, Tayse
Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-11-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1541--1542

Subjects

Brazil , Gymnophthalmidae , Maranhão , new record , range extension , Squamata

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.6.1541

 

Abstract

Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) is widely spread throughout much of the Brazilian Amazon and its neighboring countries. This paper presents the first record of this species in the state of Maranhão, extending its known geographical distribution by 320 kilometers south from Apeú in Pará, and the first record for the northeast region of Brazil.