Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the chelonian species with the largest distribution range in the Neotropics. The species is reportedly distributed as two disjunct populations in South America: the Amazonian and the Chacoan populations. We present new records of K. s. scorpioides...

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Main Authors: Walfrido Tomas, Rafael Chiaravalotti, André Camilo, Gabriel Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-04-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19229/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-a5a9a907939c432f978dc0c13aad91292020-11-25T01:11:14ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-04-011131410.15560/11.3.163119229Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilWalfrido Tomas0Rafael Chiaravalotti1André Camilo2Gabriel Freitas3Embrapa PantanalUniversity College LondonEmbrapa PantanalEmbrapa PantanalThe Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the chelonian species with the largest distribution range in the Neotropics. The species is reportedly distributed as two disjunct populations in South America: the Amazonian and the Chacoan populations. We present new records of K. s. scorpioides which represent an expansion of the species distribution, with the first records for the Upper Paraguay River basin, the first records for the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, as well as an evidence that the two previously documented populations area not disjunct.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19229/download/pdf/
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Rafael Chiaravalotti
André Camilo
Gabriel Freitas
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Rafael Chiaravalotti
André Camilo
Gabriel Freitas
Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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author_facet Walfrido Tomas
Rafael Chiaravalotti
André Camilo
Gabriel Freitas
author_sort Walfrido Tomas
title Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
title_short Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
title_full Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
title_fullStr Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
title_sort kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper paraguay river basin and mato grosso do sul, brazil
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2015-04-01
description The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the chelonian species with the largest distribution range in the Neotropics. The species is reportedly distributed as two disjunct populations in South America: the Amazonian and the Chacoan populations. We present new records of K. s. scorpioides which represent an expansion of the species distribution, with the first records for the Upper Paraguay River basin, the first records for the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, as well as an evidence that the two previously documented populations area not disjunct.
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19229/download/pdf/
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