A new Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from southern Espinhaço Range, southeastern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Henrique C. Costa¹  Flávia C. Resende¹  Mauro Teixeira Jr.¹  Francisco Dal Vechio¹  Cinara A. Clemente¹ 

关键词: Minas Gerais;    taxonomy;    Amphisbaenia;    Fossorial reptile;    Minas Gerais;    taxonomia;    Amphis baenia;    réptil fossorial;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0001-3765201520140088

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A new species of Amphisbaena is described from a semi-deciduous forest in Conceição do Mato Dentro, southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following combined characters can diagnose the new species from all congeners: head round-shaped; two or three precloacal pores sequentially arranged; 190-199 body annuli; 2-3 lateral annuli; 23-25 caudal annuli; autotomy sites on caudal annuli 7-9; 12-14 dorsal segments on midbody annulus; 14-16 ventral segments on midbody annulus; three supralabials; three infralabials; postmalar row present or absent; dorsum light brown, with cream intersegmental sutures; venter cream. To date, the new species is known only from the Espinhaço Range, highlighting the importance of conservation actions for these mountains.

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