First record of Pseustes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824) (Serpentes: Colubridae) in the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil
The Neotropical snake genus Pseustes Fitzinger, 1843 has a broad distribution in the humid forests of Central and South America. In Brazil, Pseustes sulphureus occurs in the biomes of the Amazonian and Atlantic forests. In November 2007, the first record of this species was obtained for the state of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2009-12-01
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Series: | Biotemas |
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Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume224/237a240.pdf |
Summary: | The Neotropical snake genus Pseustes Fitzinger, 1843 has a broad distribution in the humid forests of Central and South America. In Brazil, Pseustes sulphureus occurs in the biomes of the Amazonian and Atlantic forests. In November 2007, the first record of this species was obtained for the state of Alagoas, in the municipality of Campo Alegre, northeastern Brazil. The specimen of P. sulphureus is deposited in the herpetological collection of the Museu de História Natural, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (MUFAL). |
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ISSN: | 0103-1643 |