Helicops polylepis Günther, 1861

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Helicops polylepis Günther, 1861

Type locality. State of Amazonas , Brazil .

Distribution. Widespread in the northern portion of South America, recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru ( Plt. 286A ). In Brazil, it was recorded in Amazonia and western Cerrado ( Plt. 286A ), mostly at low elevations ( Plt. 286B ). Observed in the field in water bodies, including disturbed areas ( Cortez-Fernandez, 2005; FranÇa and Venâncio, 2010).

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Plate 286. Distribution map of Helicops polylepis in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.