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The taxonomic status of the "forgotten" Bolivian snakes, Atractus balzani Boulenger 1898 and Atractus maculatus (sensu Boulenger 1896) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

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Passos, Paulo, Sudré, Vinícius, Doria, Giuliano, Campbell, Patrick D. (2018): The taxonomic status of the "forgotten" Bolivian snakes, Atractus balzani Boulenger 1898 and Atractus maculatus (sensu Boulenger 1896) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 4438 (1): 176-182, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1294183

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References

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  • We follow Sabaj Perez (2016) for the institutional abbreviations, except for the ACF (field number) housed at CBF and Centro de Estudos de Pesquisas Biologicas (CEPB), Pontificia Universidade Catolica de GoiAs, Goiania, Brazil. Countries are given in bold capitals, states in plain capitals, municipalities in italics, and localities in plain text. We included only the Bolivian sample of Atractus major examined.
  • Atractus emmeli (n = 43). BOLIVIA: BENI: Jose Ballivian: San Marcos: Rio Negro (MNKR 3718-19), Moxos: San Lorenzo (CBF 992), Faca Diez : Guayaramerin (USNM 123971-72), Yacuma: Estacion Biologica del Beni (CBF 434); LA PAZ: Campolican (BMNH 1895.11.21.26), Charobamba (BMNH 1895.11.21.22-24), Iturralde: (CBF 765a,b), Madidi (CBF 758), Yungas (BMNH 1895.11.21.25); PANDO: Manuripi: Reserva Nacional de Vida Silvestre Manuripi: Malecon camp (ACF 21); SANTA CRUZ: Andres Ibanez: El Vallecito (CBF 0 0 8, 3717), 8.5 Km from Santa Cruz de la Sierra-Cochabamba road (MNKR 321), Campus Universitario: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (MNKR 17). BRAZIL: ACRE: Porto Walter (MZUSP 7386); RONDONIA: Porto Felho: Samuel: Hydroelectric Power Plant (CEPB 1700-01), Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant (MZUSP four specimens not catalogued). PERU: Unknown locality: (MUSM 2313); CUSCO: Convencion: Camisea (MUSM 3467); LORETO: Coronel Portillo: Pucallpa (MUSM 2653, 3101); HUANUCO: Tingo Maria, Universidad Agraria de la Selva, vicinity of the Huallaga River (USNM 193730-39); JUNIN: Tarma: Yurinaqui Alto (MUSM 2644, 11144); LORETO: Trompeteros (MUSM 27402).