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First record of Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892 (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

2015; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/11.1.1531

ISSN

1809-127X

Autores

Daniel Oliveira Santana, Crizanto Brito De‐Carvalho, Evellyn Borges de Freitas, Geziana Silva Siqueira Nunes, Renato Gomes Faria,

Tópico(s)

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Resumo

Siphonopidae is represented by 25 caecilians species in South America. In Brazil, Siphonops paulensis is found in the states of Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and in the Distrito Federal. Herein, we report the first record of Siphonops paulensis in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, Simão Dias municipality. This record significantly expands the distribution of the species in northeastern Brazil.

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