Hydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824)

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Hydrops triangularis (Wagler in Spix, 1824)

Type locality. Lago Tefé , Rio Amazonas , Tefé, state of Amazonas, Brazil .

Distribution. Widespread in the northern portion of South America, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela, in Amazonian forests ( Plt. 292A ). In Brazil, recorded widely in Amazonia and marginally in the Cerrado ( Plt. 292A ) at low elevations ( Plt. 292B ). Observed in the field in lakes, rivers, and flooded forest and savanna ( Scartozzoni, 2010; von May et al., 2019).

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Plate 292. Distribution map of Hydrops triangularis in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.