Philodryas agassizi (Jan, 1863) (Squamata: Dipsadidae): distribution extension

Luciano Avila; Mariana Morando; Luciano Avila

doi:10.15560/8.1.143

Check List 8(1): 143-144, doi: 10.15560/8.1.143

Philodryas agassizi (Jan, 1863) (Squamata: Dipsadidae): distribution extension

Cristian Hernán Fulvio Perez^‡, Mariana Morando^‡, Luciano Javier Avila^‡

‡ Centro Nacional Patagónico – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina

Corresponding author: Cristian Perez ( minoli@cenpat-conicet.gob.ar )

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Citation: Avila L, Morando M, Avila L (2012) Philodryas agassizi (Jan, 1863) (Squamata: Dipsadidae): distribution extension. Check List 8(1): 143-144. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.1.143

Abstract

We provide the first record of Philodryas agassizi from Río Negro province, as well as the southernmost record from La Pampa Province, central Argentina. The record from Río Negro province extends the geographic distribution range of this species by approximately 180 km south.

Keywords

Squamata; Dipsadidae; range extension; new records; La Pampa province; Argentina