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Photographs on this page were taken by Helen Pheasey and Para La Tierra and are used with permission.
LINED BLACKHEAD Apostolepis intermedia
Apostolepis is a genus of rarely seen burrowing snakes, typically with a red-coloured body and known commonly as "Blackheads". This species, previously known from just two specimens in southern Brazil, was confirmed to be at least locally fairly common in the cerrado of Paraguay by fieldworkers at Para La Tierra ecological station, at Laguna Blanca. The images here represent the first photographs and records of the species in Paraguay.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP918PH) Adult, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Joe Sarvary June 2015 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP622PH) Adult dorsal view, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP623PH) Same individual ventral view (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP624PH) Same individual head lateral (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP625PH) Same individual head dorsal (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP626PH) Same individual head ventral (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP627PH) Same individual tail dorsal (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPREP628PH) Same individual subcaudal (Helen Pheasey November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
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