Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872

Smith, Paul, Maciel, José, Redin Hurtado, Mikel, Galeano, Sergio, Stepan, Nicole, Brouard, Jean-Paul, Ríos, Sergio D., Ferreira Riveros, Marcela, Smith, Rebecca L., Owen, Matthew, Nicolay, Harald, Derna, Roberto, Vera Burró, Alvaro, Lahaye, Tito & Cacciali, Pier, 2024, Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay, Acta Zoológica Lilloana 68 (2), pp. 347-385 : 371

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/1954

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15000361

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AA003F-FF86-FFDF-2E35-2FC8FBB16411

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scientific name

Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872
status

 

Chaco Racer,

Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872

A juvenile individual ( Fig. 21 View Fig ) was collected (CZPLT-H 2477) at Laguna Capitán (22°32’56.1”S 59°43’20.5”W), Presidente Hayes department on 20 March 2024. The   GoogleMaps only previous report of the species in Presidente Hayes department, from Pozo Colorado   GoogleMaps ( Cacciali et al. 2016b) is an error, and the cited photographs were taken in Boquerón department (H. del Castillo pers. comm.). This is thus the first record of this species in Paraguay outside of Boquerón department ( Cacciali et al., 2016b). The species is considered to be of “Least Concern” in Paraguay ( Martínez et al., 2020c).

Cacciali, P., Scott, N. J., Aquino, A. L., Fitzgerald, L. A., Smith, P. (2016 b). The reptiles of Paraguay: literature, distribution and an annotated taxonomic checklist. Special Publication of the Museum of Southwestern Biology, 11, 1 - 373. https: // digitalrepository. unm. edu / msb _ special _ publications / 1 /

Martinez, N., Cacciali, P., Bauer, F., Cabral, H., Tedesco, M., Vinke, S., Vinke, T., Vazquez, D., Ramos, E., Motte, M. (2020 c). Estado de conservacion y lista roja de los reptiles del Paraguay. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, 24, 1 - 128. https: // www. mades. gov. py / wp-content / uploads / 2020 / 12 / 24 _ Supl _ 1 _ 2019 _ BolMusNacHistNatParag _ L. pdf

Gallery Image

Fig. 21. Philodryas psammophidea juvenile, Laguna Capitán, Presidente Hayes department (Paul Smith 20 March 2024).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Philodryas