New record of Boa constrictor occidentalis Philippi, 1873 (Serpentes: Boidae) in San Juan province, Argentina

By

Martínez, Tomás A.
Rodriguez Muñoz, Melina J.
Galdeano, Ana P.
Acosta, Juan Carlos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-10-25

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1775--4

Subjects

Argentina , Boa constrictor , Chaco Occidental , Distribution , San Juan province , Snakes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1775

 

Abstract

We document the first record of Boa constrictor in Valle Fértil department, San Juan province, Argentina. The specimen was collected and deposited in the herpetological collection of the Department of Biology, Universidad Nacional San Juan. This record extends the known distribution for this species in San Juan province by 105 km.