2019
DOI: 10.15560/15.5.927
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New records and range expansion of Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Colubridae) from the state of Paraíba, northeast Brazil

Abstract: The current work provides a new state record of the snake Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) based on two specimens collected in the Atlantic Forest of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil. This species occurs in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. The new records fills in a gap in the species’ distribution on the Brazilian coast. In Paraíba, C. carinatus occurs in sympatry with two other Chironius Fitzinger, 1826 species, C. flavolineatus Jan, 1863 and C. exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758). Show more

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“…There are few published records of C. carinatus in the PEC forests. According to Araujo et al (2019) and Nogueira et al (2019), there are only 7 records of this species in the whole PEC. The northernmost point is one recorded by Araujo et al (2019) for the municipality of Santa Rita in Paraíba state.…”
Section: Chironius Carinatus (Linnaeus 1758)mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There are few published records of C. carinatus in the PEC forests. According to Araujo et al (2019) and Nogueira et al (2019), there are only 7 records of this species in the whole PEC. The northernmost point is one recorded by Araujo et al (2019) for the municipality of Santa Rita in Paraíba state.…”
Section: Chironius Carinatus (Linnaeus 1758)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Araujo et al (2019) and Nogueira et al (2019), there are only 7 records of this species in the whole PEC. The northernmost point is one recorded by Araujo et al (2019) for the municipality of Santa Rita in Paraíba state. According to our primary data, this species can inhabit dense forests and pastures.…”
Section: Chironius Carinatus (Linnaeus 1758)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the PEC it occurs in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco and Paraíba ( Fig. 8D), being found in Forest and urban areas when these are close to forests (Araújo et al 2019). Chironius carinatus feeds on amphibians, birds, lizards and mammals (Dixon et al 1993, Silva et al 2010.…”
Section: Family Colubridae Oppel 1811mentioning
confidence: 99%