A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Serra do Cipó, Espinhaço Range, Southeastern Brazil, with proposition of a new species group to the genus

A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Serra do Cipó, Espinhaço Range, Southeastern Brazil, with proposition of a new species group to the genus

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We describe a new species of Atractus from Serra do Cipó, at the southeastern versant of Serra do Espinhaço, an inland mountain range nearly parallel to the Brazilian Atlantic coast. The new species is morphologically similar to A. paraguayensis and A. potschi with which it shares: 15 dorsal scale r...

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Main Authors: Paulo Passos, Mauro TeixeirA Junior, Renato S. Recoder, Marco Aurélio de Sena, Francisco Dal Vechio, Hugo Bonfim de A. Pinto, Sônia H.S.T. Mendonça, José Cassimiro, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-01-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Subjects:
Floresta Atlântica
Campos Rupestres
Grupos de espécies de Atractus
Morfologia hemipeniana
Atlantic Forest
Atractus species groups
Hemipenial morphology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492013000600001

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