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Apostolepis nelsonjorgei
Apostolepis nelsonjorgei, also known commonly as cobrinha-da-terra (little ground snake) in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
From the article Apostolepis nelsonjorgei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Apostolepis nelsonjorgei is found in central Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Goiás and Tocantins.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, nelsonjorgei, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 94426.