Check List 10(3): 672-673, doi: 10.15560/10.3.672
Atractus titanicus Passos, Arredondo, Fernandes & Lynch, 2009 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): Filling gaps in its geographical distribution
expand article infoJhonattan Vanegar-Guerrero, Juan C. Mantilla-Castaño§, Paulo Passos|
‡ Universidad del Quindío, Colombia§ Semillero de Investigación en Anfibios y Reptiles de UNISARC, Colombia| Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Colombia
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Abstract
We report additional specimens of Atractus titanicus from three municipalities in the western slope of the Central Cordillera of Colombia. Our reports fill a distribution gap of about 200 km (airline) between Sonsón and Tuluá. This findings support the previous suggestion that A. titanicus is apparently endemic of the western versant of the Central Cordillera and reinforce the idea that boundaries of elevation ranges may constitute an effective barrier to vertical dispersal of some Andean Atractus.
Keywords
Serpentes; Dipsadidae