First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil
Micrurus lemniscatus is widely distributed in South America, and in Brazil is known from the Amazo-nian Forest, Cerrado, and Babassu Palm Forest biomes. Herein, we provide the first record of this species for the state of Piauí in northeastern Brazil and the first record from a Cerrado/Caatinga tran...
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| author | Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo Lucas Rafael Uchôa Claylton de Abreu Costa Felipe Paixão de Sena Etielle Barroso de Andrade |
| author_facet | Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo Lucas Rafael Uchôa Claylton de Abreu Costa Felipe Paixão de Sena Etielle Barroso de Andrade |
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| description | Micrurus lemniscatus is widely distributed in South America, and in Brazil is known from the Amazo-nian Forest, Cerrado, and Babassu Palm Forest biomes. Herein, we provide the first record of this species for the state of Piauí in northeastern Brazil and the first record from a Cerrado/Caatinga transition zone. We also present an updated distribution map for M. lemniscatus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b870d008b8248e0b9ec75ed8ab5652e2025-08-20T03:46:09ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592022-10-01451191194https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v45n1.101553First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern BrazilSâmia Caroline Melo Araújo0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-8406Lucas Rafael Uchôa1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1730-5308Claylton de Abreu Costa2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-1132Felipe Paixão de Sena3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9677-3013Etielle Barroso de Andrade4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5030-1675Universidade Estadual do MaranhãoUniversidade Estadual de Santa CruzUniversidade Estadual de Santa CruzUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisInstituto Federal do PiauíMicrurus lemniscatus is widely distributed in South America, and in Brazil is known from the Amazo-nian Forest, Cerrado, and Babassu Palm Forest biomes. Herein, we provide the first record of this species for the state of Piauí in northeastern Brazil and the first record from a Cerrado/Caatinga transition zone. We also present an updated distribution map for M. lemniscatus.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/101553/84936serpentescoral snakespecies distributionecotone |
| spellingShingle | Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo Lucas Rafael Uchôa Claylton de Abreu Costa Felipe Paixão de Sena Etielle Barroso de Andrade First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil Caldasia serpentes coral snake species distribution ecotone |
| title | First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil |
| title_full | First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil |
| title_short | First record of Micrurus lemniscatus (Elapidae) in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | first record of micrurus lemniscatus elapidae in the state of piaui northeastern brazil |
| topic | serpentes coral snake species distribution ecotone |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/101553/84936 |
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