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Helicops apiaka Kawashita-Ribeiro et al., 2013

Type locality. Rio Teles Pires , Paranaíta, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 277A ). Restricted to southeastern Amazonia ( Plt. 277A ) at low elevations ( Plt. 277B ). Observed in the field in streams and rivers in forest ( Kawashita-Ribeiro et al., 2013).

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Plate 277. Distribution map of Helicops apiaka in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.