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BEAKED THREADSNAKE Rena unguirostris
A rarely-encountered Chaco threadsnake that spends most of its life underground. This species can be easily distinguished (which is unusual for most threadsnakes!!) by the parrot like "beak" it possesses. There are just five previous records from Paraguay, all from Boquerón and extreme western Presidente Hayes departments.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP964PH) Adult, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith January 2019).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP965PH) Same individual as (FPREP965PH) head lateral (Paul Smith January 2019).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP966PH) Same individual as (FPREP965PH) head (Paul Smith January 2019).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP967PH) Same individual as (FPREP965PH) head dorsal (Paul Smith January 2019).
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