First record of the snail-eating snake Sibynomorphus mikanii (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpentes: Dipsadiidae) from Santa Catarina State, Central Southern Brazil

A. Ignacio Agudo-Padrón and Jefferson Souza da Luz

Abstract
The first geographic record of the snail-eating snake Sibynomorphus mikanii (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpentes: Dipsadiidae) in the "Bosque Vereador Pedro Medeiros", a preserved urban forest park of the Florianópolis Continental Territory, Santa Catarina State, Central Southern Brazil, is confirmed, expanding the known geographical distribution of this species in the Brazilian Southern Region.

Keywords
Malacofagous snake, Confirmed occurrence, First geographical record, Santa Catarina State, Central Southern Brazil Region.

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