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Abstract
We present the first record of Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837 from the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. This species has a broad geographic distribution in eastern Brazil. We collected two specimens, one from Água Doce do Norte, a municipality approximately 90 km northeast from the nearest previously known locality in the state of Minas Gerais, and the second from Colatina, about 60 km east from the nearest record in Minas Gerais. We discuss and correct misidentified records of D. mikanii from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina.
Highlights
The Neotropical Goo-eater Snake, Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837 (Dipsadidae) has a broad geographic distribution in Brazil, where it occurs in five biomes, including the humid Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Pantanal biomes, and the drier Cerrado and Caatinga
We present the first record of Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837 from the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil
Dipsas mikanii is known to occur in 13 Brazilian states (Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Tocantins) and the Federal District, as well as in neighboring areas of Argentina and Paraguay (Cacciali 2006; Freitas et al 2014; Costa and Bérnils 2018; Nogueira et al 2019)
Summary
The Neotropical Goo-eater Snake, Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837 (Dipsadidae) has a broad geographic distribution in Brazil, where it occurs in five biomes, including the humid Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Pantanal biomes, and the drier Cerrado and Caatinga. This species does not occur in all Brazilian states having these biomes. Dipsas mikanii is known to occur in 13 Brazilian states (Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Tocantins) and the Federal District, as well as in neighboring areas of Argentina and Paraguay (Cacciali 2006; Freitas et al 2014; Costa and Bérnils 2018; Nogueira et al 2019). Its diet is composed exclusively of slugs of the families Veronicellidae and Limacidae
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