Amphisbaena albocingulata BOETTGER, 1885
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Amphisbaena albocingulata
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| Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Amphisbaena albocingulata BOETTGER 1885: 219 Amphisbaena prunicolor albocingulata — GANS 1966: 248 Amphisbaena albocingulata — VANZOLINI 2002 Amphisbaena albocingulata — RIBEIRO, VAZ-SILVA & SANTOS JR 2008 Amphisbaena albocingulata — PEREZ et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Paraguay (around Asunción) Type locality: Paraguay, without specific collection data. |
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| Types | Holotype: ANSP 12969; ZISP 6660 (fide Perez et al. 2012) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Amphisbaena albocingulata is distinguished from other Amphisbaena species by the following combination of characters: (1) rounded snout; (2) nasal shields in contact on the dorsal portion of head; (3) caudal autotomy externally visible; (4) plain segments in the tip of the tail; (5) four precloacal pores; (6) 3/3 supralabial and 3/3 infralabial shields; (7) 190–204 body annuli; (8) 24–27 caudal annuli; (9) 12–14 dorsal and 16–18 ventral segments in the midbody annulus; (10) absence of the postmalar row [from Perez et al. 2012]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 63 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: Records from Brazil (Mato Grosso, D.F.) remain unconfirmed. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin albus, white, pale and Latin cingulata, provided with a belt or band. [“...annulo albo ante cloacam et tribus vel quatuor minus distinctis in cauda...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
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