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Ofídios da Amazônia - XII uma subespécie nova de Sibynomorphus Mikani do noroeste do Maranhão (Ophidia: Colubridae, Dipsadinae)

Description and taxonomic analysis of a new subspecies, Sibynomorphus mikani septentrionalis from the State of Maranhão, which occurs near the limits of the Amazonian forest. Comparative studies are carried out with the other two breeds of Southeast and Southern Brazil, Sibynomorphus mikani mikani (...

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Autor principal: Cunha, Osvaldo Rodrigues da
Outros Autores: Nascimento, Francisco Paiva do, Hoge, Alphonse Richard
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: por
Publicado em: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi 2016
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Acesso em linha: http://repositorio.museu-goeldi.br/handle/mgoeldi/1049
Resumo:
Description and taxonomic analysis of a new subspecies, Sibynomorphus mikani septentrionalis from the State of Maranhão, which occurs near the limits of the Amazonian forest. Comparative studies are carried out with the other two breeds of Southeast and Southern Brazil, Sibynomorphus mikani mikani (Schlegel) and Sibynomorphus mikani neuwiedi (Ihering), concluding that the new subspecies is the northernmost form of the genus, with meristic characters Inferior to those of the two mentioned races, and with differences of staining.