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

• David Gustavo Vera ^[1] ; Igor Berkunsky ^[2] ; Germán Tettamanti ^[1] ; Manuel Eirin ^[1] ; Federico Pablo Kacoliris ^[1] ; Diego Omar Di Pietro ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de La Plata

     Universidad Nacional de La Plata

     Argentina

     
  2. [2] Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires,
• Localización: Neotropical Biology and Conservation, ISSN 1809-9939, Vol. 15, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 351-357
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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 associated with 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 represent four new localities for the species. These records extend the known range of Philodryas agassizii in the Tandilia mountain system, 100 km from the closest previously known site.