Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Mesotes
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Southern Mock Vipers
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Südliche Vipern-Nattern
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Sydlige Hugormesnoge
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Mesotes Jan (type species: Dryophylax rutilus Prado 1942) |
Contents:
2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Thamnodynastes.
Revalidated as a separate genus by Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher (2022).
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Mesotes rutilus
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São Paulo Mock Viper
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São-Paulo-Vipern-Natter
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São Paulo-hugormesnog
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Dryophylax rutilus Prado |
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Thamnodynastes rutilus Vanzolini 1948 |
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Mesotes rutilus Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
Remarks:
Not listed for Rio de Janeiro by Oliveira, Gonzalez, Passos, Vrcibradic & Rocha (2020).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Sao Paulo).
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Mesotes strigatus
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Striped Mock Viper, Coastal House Snake
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Gestreifte Vipern-Natter
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Stribet Hugormesnog
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Tomodon strigatus Günther |
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Thamnodynastes strigatus Boulenger 1886 |
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Tachymenis strigatus Cope 1887 |
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Mesotes strigatus Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 |
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Mesotes obstrusus Jan (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Remarks:
Records from northwestern Brazil (e.g., Franco & Ferreira 2003) and Trinidad (e.g., Boos 1984) refer to ramonriveroi (Bailey & Thomas 2007).
Records from Mato Grosso do Sul need confirmation
(Ferreira, Terra, Piatti, Delatorre, Strüssmann, Béda, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Landgref-Filho, Aoki, Campos, Souza, Ávila, Duleba, Martins, Rita & Albuquerque 2017).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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