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Siphonops hardyi Boulenger, 1888
Siphonops hardyi Boulenger, 1888, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 6, 1: 189. Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.13.87 (formerly 1887.12.29.39), according to Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 557. Type locality: "Porto Real, province of Rio Janeiro", Brazil.
Common Names
Hardy's Caecilian (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 25).
Distribution
Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, although presumably more widespread).
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Brazil
Endemic: Brazil
Comment
Izecksohn and Carvalho-e-Silva, 2001, Anf. Municipio Rio de Janeiro: 95, provided a brief account and photo. Maciel, Santana, Silva, and Feio, 2009, Check List, 5: 919–921, provided a record for Minas Gerais, Brazil, and discussed the range. Nieto-Roman and Wake, 2012, Cat. Am. Amph. Rept., 882: 1–3, provided a review. Oliveira, Santos, Barros, Leite, Risse-Quaioto, Militão, Fatorelli, Belmoch, Pombal, and Rocha, 2021, Biota Neotrop., 21 (3: e20201085): 1–16, provided a record from Serra das Torres Natural Monument, Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil.
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