Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae, Taeniophallus brevirostris (Peters, 1863): Distribution extension and new state record

Taeniophallus brevirostris is a dipsadid snake widely distributed in Amazon. Here we report a new Brazilian staterecord for the species, improving our knowledge of its geographic distribution. On 15 May of 2008, one female specimenwas collected at Serra do Santo Expedito, Aripuan municipality, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. This is the first record of thisspecies for the state of Mato Grosso and extends its distribution ca. 300 kilometers from the nearest localities presented inliterature.