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
Mussurana
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Brazilian Snake Eaters, Brazilian Mussuranas
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Brasilianischer Schlangenfresser, Mussuranas
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Brasilianske Slangeædere, Brasilianske Mussuranaer
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2009 |  |
Mussurana Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 (type species: Oxyrhopus bicolor Peracca 1904) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 1 (33.3%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Clelia (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970).
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Bahia,
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.
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Mussurana bicolor
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Two-coloured Snake Eater
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Zweifarbige Schlangenfresser
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Tofarvet Slangeæder
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1904 | |
Oxyrhopus bicolor Peracca |
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Clelia bicolor Bailey 1970 |
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Mussurana bicolor Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 |
Remarks:
Peruvian records probably refer to a different species (Scott, Giraudo, Scrocchi, Cacciali & Motte 2006).
Records from northeastern Peru (Dixon & Soini 1977, 1986) are regarded as
Oxyrhopus occipitalis, following Lynch (2009).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Parana,
Rio Grande do Sul),
Paraguay.
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Mussurana montana
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Mountain Snake Eater, Highland Snake Eater
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Gebirgs-Schlangenfresser
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Bjerg-slangeæder
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Clelia montana Franco, Marques & Puorto |
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Mussurana montana Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Minas Gerais,
Rio de Janeiro,
Sao Paulo).
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Mussurana quimi
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South Brazilian Snake Eater
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Südbrasilianische Schlangenfresser
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Sydbrasiliansk Slangeæder
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1997 | |
Clelia quimi Franco, Marques & Puorto |
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Mussurana quimi Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
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