A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil

Leonardo B. Ribeiro; Samuel C. Gomides; Henrique C. Costa

doi:10.1670/19-043

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Leonardo B. Ribeiro,^1,*,** Samuel C. Gomides,^2,** Henrique C. Costa^3,**

¹1Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Campus Ciências Agrárias, Centro de Conser
²2Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Campus Oriximin
³3Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Mi

^*Corresponding Author. E-mail: leonardo.ribeiro@univasf.edu.br
^**All authors contributed equally to this article.

Abstract

We describe a new species of Amphisbaena from the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil. The new taxon is identified mainly by having 216–239 body annuli, 13–17 caudal annuli without autotomic site, 4–8 (usually six) precloacal pores without a median hiatus, 18–24 dorsal and 18–24 ventral segments at a midbody annulus, 4 supralabials, 3 infralabials, and postmalar row present. The continued discovery of new amphisbaenians from Caatinga highlights the insufficient current knowledge regarding the diversity of this group in this semiarid region.

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Leonardo B. Ribeiro, Samuel C. Gomides, and Henrique C. Costa "A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil," Journal of Herpetology 54(1), 9-18, (9 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1670/19-043

Accepted: 8 July 2019; Published: 9 January 2020

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