Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco et al., 2007

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Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco et al., 2007

Type locality. Palmas , Tocantins State, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 275A ). Restricted to the northern portion of the Cerrado, close to its contact with Amazonia, in the mid Tocantins River drainage ( Plt. 275A ). All records at low elevations ( Plt. 275B ). Observed in the field in riparian habitats including wetlands, palm marshes, and gallery forest ( Franco et al., 2007).

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Plate 275. Distribution map of Hydrodynastes melanogigas in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.