Helicops tapajonicus Frota, 2005

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Helicops tapajonicus Frota, 2005

Type locality. “Parauá, margem direita do rio Tapajós, município de Santarém, estado do Pará, Brasil.” Corrected to Parauá, left margin (not right) of the Tapajós River , Santarém, Pará, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 287A ), restricted to eastern Amazonia ( Plt. 287A ) at low elevations near the mouth of the Tapajós River ( Plt. 287B ). Observed in the field in wet areas around streams, lakes and rivers in forest regions ( Frota, 2005).

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Plate 287. Distribution map of Helicops tapajonicus in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.