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CERRADO RACER Philodryas livida CERRADO VULNERABLE
This is an extremely rare cerrado snake previously known from a handful of specimens in Brazil. The first Paraguayan specimen was found in Laguna Blanca during March 2011. It is a distinctive Philodryas, not likely confused with other members of the genus on account of its colouration, and was previously placed in its own genus Platynion.
Smith P, Cacciali P, Scott N, del Castillo H, Pheasey H, Atkinson K 2014. First record of the globally-threatened Cerrado endemic snake Philodryas livida (Amaral, 1923) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from Paraguay, and the importance of the Reserva Natural Laguna Blanca to its conservation. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 28: online first version.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP775PH) Adult, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP776PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) dorsal (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP777PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) head lateral (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP778PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) head dorsal (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP779PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) head ventral (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP780PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) dorsal scale detail (Paul Smith March 2011).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP781PH) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) ventral (Paul Smith March 2011).
VIDEO - (FPREP782VI) Same individual as (FPREP775PH) (Paul Smith March 2011).
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