First record of Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Antonio de Freitas,Marco; Oliveira e Sousa,Samantha; Vieira,Ruhan; Farias,Tayse; Moura,Geraldo

First record of Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil

2013

Antonio de Freitas,Marco | Oliveira e Sousa,Samantha | Vieira,Ruhan | Farias,Tayse | Moura,Geraldo

Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) is widely spread throughout much of the Brazilian Amazon and its neighboring countries. This paper presents the first record of this species in the state of Maranhão, extending its known geographical distribution by 320 kilometers south from Apeú in Pará, and the first record for the northeast region of Brazil.

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brazil maranhão squamata

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Pensoft Publishers

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Range extension; Gymnophthalmidae; New record

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English

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Notes On Geographic Distribution

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Check List 9(6): 1541-1542

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First record of Cercosaura argulus (Peters, 1863) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil

2013

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