Point-nosed Racer,

Philodryas baroni Berg, 1895

A roadkill individual (Fig. 20) was collected (CZPLT-H 2473) c. 5.5 km east of Buena Vista 2 at (22°36’20.5”S 59°38’25.5”W), Presidente Hayes department on 29 February 2024. It is the only member of the genus with a distinctive upturned nose (Cacciali 2024). It is the first record of this Chaco endemic species in Paraguay outside of Boquerón department (Cacciali et al., 2016b). The species is considered to be of “Least Concern” in Paraguay, however there are very few documented records of the species in the country (Martínez et al., 2020c).