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T1 Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay
T2 Veintiocho nuevos y significativos registros departamentales de reptiles para Paraguay
A1 Smith, Paul David
A1 Maciel, José
A1 Redin Hurtado, Mikel
A1 Galeano, Sergio
A1 Stepan, Nicole
A1 Brouard, Jean Paul
A1 Ríos Díaz, Sergio Daniel
A1 Ferreira Riveros, Marcela Verónica
A1 Smith, Rebecca Louise
A1 Owen, Matthew
A1 Nicolay, Harald
A1 Derna, Roberto
A1 Vera Burro, Álvaro
A1 Lahaye, Tito
A1 Cacciali Sosa, Pier
AB Twenty-eight new distribution records are reported for twenty-seven species of Paraguayan reptiles. Eleven of these species are considered threatened at the national level (6 EN, 3 VU, 2 DD). Twenty two new departmental records are documented: Phrynops hilarii (Chelidae) in Misiones department; Homonota marthae, Phyllopezus przewalskii (Phyllodactylidae), Philodryas baroni and P. psammophidea (Colubridae) in Presidente Hayes department; Teius oculatus (Teiidae), Cercosaura schreibersii (Gymnophthalmidae), Ophiodes intermedius (Diploglossidae), Amphisbaena mertensii (Amphisbaenidae), Boiruna maculata and Philodryas aestiva (Colubridae) in Caazapá department; Amphisbaena alba (Amphisbaenidae) in Caaguazú and Cordillera departments; Bothrops jararaca (Viperidae), Eunectes notaeus (Boidae), Helicops leopardinus and Hydrodynastes gigas (Colubridae) in Guairá department; Apostolepis dimidiata, Atractus paraguayensis and Mussurana bicolor (Colubridae) in Itapúa department; and Epicrates crassus (Boidae) and Phalotris nigirilatus (Colubridae) in Concepción department. Significant range extensions of threatened or poorly-known species are also documented: The known distribution of the Endangered Salvator duseni (Teiidae) is extended 128.5 km to the east within Canindeyú department; that of the Vulnerable Boa occidentalis is extended 109.2 km to the southwest within Boquerón department; that of the Vulnerable Epicrates alvarezi (Boidae) is extended 136.6 km to the west within Boquerón department and 172.4 km to the northeast into Alto Paraguay department; that of Caiman yacare (Alligatoridae) is extended 132 km west within Boquerón department to the northern reaches of the Pilcomayo River. We also document an additional specimen of the rare Philodryas agassizii (Colubridae) and confirmation of the occurrence of the disputed form Phalotris “punctatus” in Paraguay.
PB Fundación Miguel Lillo
YR 2024
FD 2024-09-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4623
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4623
LA eng
NO Smith, P., Maciel, J., Redin Hurtado, M., Galeano, S., Stepan, N., Brouard, J. P., Ríos, S. D., Ferreira Riveros, M., Smith, R. L., Owen, M., Nicolay, H., Derna, R., Vera Burró, A., Lahaye, T., & Cacciali, P. (2024). Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 68(2), 349-385. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/1954
NO Corresponding author: <faunaparaguay@gmail.com>.
NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
DS MINDS@UW
RD 03-sep-2026