Check List 9(3): 660-662, doi: 10.15560/9.3.660
Distribution extension of the Yellow Anaconda Eunectes notaeus Cope, 1862 (Squamata: Boidae) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Guilherme S. Santos‡,
Thales de Lema§,
Gisele R. Winck|,
Sonia Z. Cechin¶,
Ruben A. Boelter¶ ‡ Anselmo Campos da Rosa 212, Brazil§ Southern Herpetology Office, Brazil| Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil¶ Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Corresponding author:
Sonia Cechin
(
soniacechin@gmail.com
)
© 2017 Guilherme Santos, Thales de Lema, Gisele Winck, Sonia Cechin, Ruben Boelter. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Cechin S, Lema T, Santos G, Winck G, Boelter R (2013) Distribution extension of the Yellow Anaconda Eunectes notaeus Cope, 1862 (Squamata: Boidae) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Check List 9(3): 660-662. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.3.660 | |
Abstract
The yellow anaconda, Eunectes notaeus, was until recently considered as a species with accidental occurrence on southern Brazil, due to river floods from the Pantanal region on central Brazil. Here we provide monitoring records of a well-established population in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and also discuss its distribution in the area.