New records of <i>Psomophis obtusus</i> (Cope, 1863) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Argentina and Uruguay

Herein we report the southernmost locality of the genus Psomophis and a new department record of Psomophis obtusus in Uruguay.We analyzed 23 specimens of P. obtusus deposited at the Herpetological Collections of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN), Centro Nacional...

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Authors: Di Pietro, Diego Omar, Nenda, Santiago Javier, Williams, Jorge Daniel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/6500
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/6500
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ciencias Naturales
Zoología
herpetología
Argentina
Serpientes
Uruguay
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Summary:Herein we report the southernmost locality of the genus Psomophis and a new department record of Psomophis obtusus in Uruguay.We analyzed 23 specimens of P. obtusus deposited at the Herpetological Collections of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN), Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Iológicas (CENAI, housed at MACN), and Museo de La Plata (MLP)