Filling gaps in the southern range of the endangered snake Philodryas agassizii: new localities in Tandilia highland grassland, Argentina

VERA, D. G.; BERKUNSKY, I.; GERMÁN TETTAMANTI; MANUEL EIRIN; KACOLIRIS, F. P.; DI PIETRO, D. O.

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

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Lugar: Sofia; Año: 2020 vol. 15 p. 351 - 357

Philodryas agassizii is an endangered snake of shrubland and grasslands well preserved in Argentina,Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay. In the southeastern area of its range, this snake was only found associatedwith highland grassland of the Tandilia and Ventania mountain systems, Argentina. In this work,we described six new records of Philodryas agassizii from the Tandilia Mountain System, which representfour new localities for the species. These records extend the known range of Philodryas agassizii inthe Tandilia mountain system, 100 km from the closest previously known site.