Chironius brazili Hamdan and Fernandes, 2015

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Chironius brazili Hamdan and Fernandes, 2015

Type locality. Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Santuário do CaraÇa , Catas Altas, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 117A ). Recorded in the southern portion of the Cerrado and its contact with the Atlantic Forest,with isolated records in Pampas Grasslands ( Plt. 117A ), mostly at high elevations ( Plt. 117B ). Observed in the field in savanna and gallery forest ( Hamdan and Fernandes, 2015).

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Plate 117. Distribution map of Chironius brazili in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.