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VARIABLE BLACKHEAD Apostolepis dimidiata
Apostolepis is a genus of rarely seen burrowing snakes, typically with a red-coloured body and known commonly as "Blackheads". This species is associated with Cerrado-type habitats, and as you can see from the common name is a variable species. The variation shown below, barroi, is typical of the cerrado zone of Paraguay and was once considered a separate species.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP825PH) Adult, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (JP Brouard February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP826PH) Same individual head detail (JP Brouard February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP827PH) Same individual scale detail (JP Brouard February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP828PH) Same individual ventral (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP829PH) Same individual head dorsal (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP830PH) Same individual head ventral (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP919PH) Adult, Lagunita, Mbaracayś Forest Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Ted Armstrong April 2015). First record from Canindeyś department.
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