Range extension of Lygophis meridionalis (Schenkel, 1901) (Reptilia: Squamata: Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) to Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil

By

Castro, Thiago Marcial De
De Oliveira, Jane C. F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-3-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

2077--4

Subjects

Atlantic rainforest , Geographic distribution , Liophis lineatus complex , municipality of Linhares , new records , Reptile , Snakes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2077

 

Abstract

We present the first record of Lygophis meridionalis for the state of Espírito Santo, in southeastern Brazil, and a distribution map based on indexed literature. This species of the family Dipsadidae is widely distributed in South America, although records from Brazil are only available for the states of São Paulo, Amazonas, Pará, Goiás, Tocantins, and Bahia. Our report is only the second record of L. meridionalis from the Atlantic Forest and represents a range extension of 998 km from the nearest record in this biome.