Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco et al., 2017

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Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco et al., 2017

Type locality. Petrolina , state of Pernambuco, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 358A ). Widespread in the Caatinga, with marginal records in the northeastern portion of the Cerrado ( Plt. 358A ), mostly at intermediate to high elevations ( Plt. 358B ). Observed in the field in savanna, grasslands on sandy soils, and gallery forest ( Recoder et al., 2011, Dal Vechio et al., 2013; Silveira et al., 2017).

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Plate 358. Distribution map of Thamnodynastes phoenix in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.