Squamate reptiles of the Atlantic Forest of northern Bahia, Brazil
We present a list of squamate reptiles of the northern Atlantic forest of Bahia, Brazil, comprising a total of 29 municipalities. The study area was sampled opportunistically over more than 20 years resulting in a total of 482 specimens deposited in various herpetological collections. Of these, 314...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Check List |
| Online Access: | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19009/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | We present a list of squamate reptiles of the northern Atlantic forest of Bahia, Brazil, comprising a total of 29 municipalities. The study area was sampled opportunistically over more than 20 years resulting in a total of 482 specimens deposited in various herpetological collections. Of these, 314 were snakes belonging to 62 species and seven families, 42 were amphisbaenas belonging to five species in a single family and 125 specimens were lizards, grouped in 36 species and 12 families. |
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| ISSN: | 1809-127X |