First record of Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892 (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

Siphonopidae is represented by 25 caecilians species in South America. In Brazil, Siphonops paulensis is found in the states of Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and in the Distrito Fed...

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Published in:	Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1531 - 3
Main Authors:	Santana, Daniel Oliveira, De-Carvalho, Crizanto Brito, Freitas, Evellyn Borges de, Nunes, Geziana Silva Siqueira, Faria, Renato Gomes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Summary:	Siphonopidae is represented by 25 caecilians species in South America. In Brazil, Siphonops paulensis is found in the states of Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and in the Distrito Federal. Herein, we report the first record of Siphonops paulensis in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, Simão Dias municipality. This record significantly expands the distribution of the species in northeastern Brazil.
ISSN:	1809-127X 1809-127X
DOI:	10.15560/11.1.1531