Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …

Esse estudo teve como objetivo atualizar a lista de serpentes do estado de Rondônia a
partir de levantamento bibliográfico, e fornecer algumas informações sobre a distribuição …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is one of the largest and richest tropical rainforests on the planet,
being one of the 25 world priorities for conservation. The Atlantic Forest portion located north …

The Neotropics are one of the richest regions in biodiversity globally. Still, much remains
unknown about the mechanisms and processes responsible for the accumulation of species …

Knowledge of reproductive biology is essential to understand the intrinsic traits of any
species and to elaborate effective conservation strategies, particularly for threatened …

Calcified spines in the hemipenial surface occur convergently in several gymnophthalmid
lizard species and in advanced snakes. Based on the pronounced degrees of limb reduction …

We describe a new species of the genus Apostolepis found near São Salvador Hydroelectric
Power Plant, municipality of São Salvador do Tocantins, in the central Cerrado ecoregion …

Apostolepis mariae and Apostolepis thalesdelemai are two simultaneously described
Elapomorphini snake species for two mountain ranges of Caatinga Enclaves moist forests in …

Two new species of snakes are described of the genus Apostolepis Cope, 1862, that is
endemic to Cisandean South America. The new species occur in three areas in the State of …

During a faunal rescue conducted at a hydroelectric power station constructed in a Cerrado
savanna area in the state of Mato Grosso, a sample of five small stripe-patterned individuals …