Helicops nentur Costa et al., 2016

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Helicops nentur Costa et al., 2016

Type locality. Fazenda Papa Capim , São José da Safira, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 285A ), recorded in the central Atlantic Forest and its contact with the Cerrado and Caatinga ( Plt. 285A ) at low to intermediate elevations ( Plt. 285B ). Observed in the field in flooded areas, lakes, and rivers ( Costa et al., 2016).

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Plate 285. Distribution map of Helicops nentur in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.