Liotyphlops taylori Marra-Santos and Reis, 2018

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Liotyphlops taylori Marra-Santos and Reis, 2018

Type locality. Serra das Araras Ecological Station , Porto Estrela, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil, known from a single record at the type locality, in the Cerrado, near its contact with Chiquitano Dry Forest ( Plt. 29A ) at intermediate elevations ( Plt. 29B ). Observed in the field in semideciduous forest (CCN, collector of the holotype, pers. obs.).

Figures

Plate 29. Distribution map of Liotyphlops taylori in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.