
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
ISSN1809-127X
AutoresDaniel Oliveira Santana, Crizanto Brito De‐Carvalho, Evellyn Borges de Freitas, Geziana Silva Siqueira Nunes, Renato Gomes Faria,
Tópico(s)Mosquito-borne diseases and control
ResumoSiphonopidae 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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