Clelia rustica (Jan, 1863) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): distribution extension

Abstract

A new record of the snake Clelia rustica is reported for the province of Neuquén in northwestern Patagonia, extending the distribution by more than 200 km north from previous records; it was known before only from the southernmost regions of the province.

Figure 2 from: Rolón MCJ, Vera DG, De Los Santos FL, Harkes M, Tettamanti G, Calvo R, Di Pietro DO, Velasco MA, Avila LJ, Williams JD, Kacoliris FP (2024) Herpetofauna of Laguna Blanca National Park, Argentinean Patagonia: species list and conservation status. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19(1): 35-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.19.e115561

“…Amphisbaena plumbea is primarily found in the Monte ecoregion, extending from the province of Salta to Chubut (Montero 2016); however, there are a few records in Zapala, a locality very close to LBNP (Montero 1996). Paraphimophis rusticus occurs in a wide range of shrubland habitats and is mentioned in the central Neuquén province (Pérez et al 2012). Philodryas trilineata is present in many Argentine provinces (Catamarca, Chubut, Córdoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, and Tucumán), mainly in the Monte phytogeographic region (Williams et al 2021;Vera et al 2023).…”

Figure 1 from: Rolón MCJ, Vera DG, De Los Santos FL, Harkes M, Tettamanti G, Calvo R, Di Pietro DO, Velasco MA, Avila LJ, Williams JD, Kacoliris FP (2024) Herpetofauna of Laguna Blanca National Park, Argentinean Patagonia: species list and conservation status. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19(1): 35-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.19.e115561

“…Amphisbaena plumbea is primarily found in the Monte ecoregion, extending from the province of Salta to Chubut (Montero 2016); however, there are a few records in Zapala, a locality very close to LBNP (Montero 1996). Paraphimophis rusticus occurs in a wide range of shrubland habitats and is mentioned in the central Neuquén province (Pérez et al 2012). Philodryas trilineata is present in many Argentine provinces (Catamarca, Chubut, Córdoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, and Tucumán), mainly in the Monte phytogeographic region (Williams et al 2021;Vera et al 2023).…”