Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

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Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

Type locality. Argentina .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ( Plt. 325A ). In Brazil, widespread in Araucaria Forest and Pampas Grasslands, with marginal records in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest ( Plt. 325A ), mostly at intermediate to high elevations ( Plt. 325B ). Observed in the field in grasslands and open areas ( Giraudo, 2001; Scott et al., 2006).

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Plate 325. Distribution map of Paraphimophis rusticus in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.