snakes_niteroi_brazil
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We provided here a list containing 28 species of snakes recorded in the Atlantic Forest, municipality of Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Citeli N, Hamdan B, Guedes TB. Snake richness from urban forest fragments of Niterói and surroundings, state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil. Biodiversity Data Journal (in press)

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen from Herpetological Collection (including voucher number)

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Who created the resource:

Thais Guedes
Post-doc
University of Gothenburg
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30
405 30 Göteborg
SE
http://www.tbguedes.com

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Thais Guedes
Post-doc
University of Gothenburg
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30
405 30 Göteborg
SE
http://www.tbguedes.com

Who filled in the metadata:

Thaís Guedes
Post-doc
University of Gothenburg
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30
405 30 Göteborg
SE
http://www.tbguedes.com

Who else was associated with the resource:

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Thaís Guedes
Post-Doc
University of Gothenburg
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30
40530 Göteborg
SE
http://www.tbguedes.com
Geographic Coverage

We provided here a list of occurence of 28 species of snakes recorded in the Atlantic Forest, municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bounding Coordinates South West [-23.51, -44.04], North East [-22.22, -42.03]
Taxonomic Coverage

Squamata, Serpentes

Species  Liotyphlops wilderi,  Amerotyphlops brongersmianus,  Boa constrictor,  Corallus hortulanus,  Chironius bicarinatus,  Chironius exoletus,  Chironius laevicollis,  Leptophis ahaetulla,  Mastigodryas bifossatus,  Spilotes pullatus,  Spilotes sulphureus,  Oxybelis aeneus,  Clelia plumbea,  Elapomorphus quinquelineatus,  Erythrolamprus aesculapii,  Erythrolamprus miliaris,  Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus,  Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus,  Helicops carinicaudus,  Oxyrhopus petolarius,  Oxyrhopus clathratus,  Philodryas olfersii,  Philodryas patagoniensis,  Sibynomorphus neuwiedi,  Thamnodynastes cf. nattereri,  Xenodon neuwiedii,  Micrurus corallinus,  Bothrops jararaca,  Bothrops jararacussu
Sampling Methods

Species identification was based on the specimens examined by direct analysis of voucher specimens collected between 1956 and 2014 and housed in the following scientific collections: Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), Coleção Científica de Serpentes do Instituto Vital Brazil (IVB), Coleção de Répteis da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (ZUFRJ), and Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Campinas (ZUEC-REP).

Study Extent Species identification was based on the specimens examined by direct analysis of voucher specimens collected between 1956 and 2014 and housed in the following scientific collections: Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), Coleção Científica de Serpentes do Instituto Vital Brazil (IVB), Coleção de Répteis da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (ZUFRJ), and Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Campinas (ZUEC-REP).
Quality Control Specimens were examined by the authors and identified based on current and reliable taxonomic literature

Method step description:

  1. Specimens were examined by the authors and identified based on current and reliable taxonomic literature
Collection Data
Collection Name Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Collection Identifier MNRJ
Collection Name Coleção Científica de Serpentes do Instituto Vital Brazil (
Collection Identifier IVB
Collection Name Coleção de Répteis da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Collection Identifier ZUFRJ
Collection Name Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Campinas
Collection Identifier ZUEC-REP
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol
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