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Photographs on this page were taken by Helen Pheasey and Para La Tierra and are used with permission.
RED-HEADED RACER Drymoluber brazili
This rarely seen but boldly-marked snake is a cerrado speciality. The first record of the species was from Aguara Ñu in the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve. The pictured specimen, found dead on a road in Santa Barbara by field workers from Para La Tierra Ecological Station, is the second record for Paraguay.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP661PH) Adult roadkill dorsal, Santa Barbara, Departamento San Pedro (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP662PH) Same individual lateral head view (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP663PH) Same individual dorsal head view (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP664PH) Same individual ventral head view (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP665PH) Same individual ventral view (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP666PH) Same individual dorsal scale detail (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP667PH) Same individual subcaudal (Helen Pheasey February 2012 - Para La Tierra).
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