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Trilepida koppesi (Amaral, 1955) (Leptotyphlopidae): First Paraguayan record of the genus and species, with an illustrated key to Paraguayan blind-snakes (Scolecophidia)

Paul Smith, Hicks George, Jean-Paul Brouard

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The first Paraguayan specimens of the Leptotyphlopid blind-snake Trilepida koppesi (Amaral, 1955) are reported from the Cerrado of San Pedro department. These extend the species known distribution 413km to the south. Images of each species and an illustrated key to the known Paraguayan Scolecophidia is provided to aid identification.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/abp.v50i1-4.82940