New southern record of Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), a vulnerable species in Argentina

By

Arzamendia, Vanesa

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-10-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1976--4

Subjects

aquatic snake , Entre Ríos province , range extension

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1976

 

Abstract

I present the first record of the tropical snake Erythrolamprus reginae from Entre Ríos province as the southernmost record from Argentina and South America. This record extends the range of this species by 510 km airline south of known localities in Corrientes province. Geographical distribution in Argentina and Paraguay is provided. This record confirms the presence of E. reginae in seasonally flooded gallery forest bordering the Uruguay River, a biogeographical corridor for tropical biota invading temperate latitudes.