Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae) Author Schoeneberg, Yannis https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-973X Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany & Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany yannis.schoeneberg@gmx.de Author Koehler, Gunther Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany text Biodiversity Data Journal 2022 2022-03-10 10 69234 69234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e69234 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e69234 1314-2828-10-e69234 B4F4ECF8E5335FF9A5635D2697121148 Helicops nentur Costa, Santana, Leal, Koroiva, Garcia, 2016 Diagnosis Helicops nentur differs from all its congeners by the combination of an entire nasal scale and 17 dorsal scale rows at mid-body (versus 25 in H. boitata ; 25-28 in H. yacu ) ; (for information on references, see Suppl. material 3). Distribution Helicops nentur is known only from the eastern part of the Brazilian Province Minas Gerais (Fig. 2 e ).