Check List 12(3): e19485, doi: 10.15560/12.3.1883
Amphisbaena trachura Cope, 1885 (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae): new record for the northeast of Argentina
expand article infoJosé A. Ruiz-García‡, Lucila M. Curi‡, Matías F. Lamas‡, Jorge Abel Céspedez‡
‡ Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina

Corresponding author: José Ruiz-García ( ruizgarciaja@gmail.com )

© 2017 José Ruiz-García, Lucila Curi, Matías Lamas, Jorge Céspedez.
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Citation: Ruiz-García J, Lamas M, Curi L, Céspedez J (2016) Amphisbaena trachura Cope, 1885 (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae): new record for the northeast of Argentina. Check List 12(3): 1883. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1883
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Abstract
We present a new record of Amphisbaena trachura (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) for the northeast of Corrientes province, Argentina. Seven specimens (five females and two males) were identified using morphological and meristic characters. The specimens were found under Eucalyptus sp. logs on 6 December 2014 and 3 March 2015, in General Alvear Department, Corrientes.
Keywords
Corrientes province; amphisbaenians; Squamata