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Amphisbaena kiriri RIBEIRO, GOMIDES & COSTA, 2018

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAmphisbaena kiriri RIBEIRO, GOMIDES & COSTA 2018
Amphisbaena kiriri49604 
DistributionBrazil (Bahia)

Type locality: municipality of Campo Formoso, state of Bahia, Brazil, (10.5583458S 40.5692218W; 877 m elevation)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MFCH 3939, Female (field number 3971), collected on 6 September 2014 by Robson Lúcio Moraes Dias Santos. Paratypes: All from Campo Formoso, Bahia, Brazil, but collected at different sites. Female, MFCH 4165 (field number RE67) (10.0247678S 40.8454898W; 556 m a.s.l.), 5 March 2016. Male, UFMG 3080 (former MFCH 4166, field number RBF302) (9.9994128S 40.9105798W; 944 m a.s.l.), 28 March 2016. Male, MFCH 4167 (field number REC2C02) (9.9943428S 40.9199068W; 969 m a.s.l.), 28 April 2016. Female, MFCH 4168 (field number RE2-11) (10.0420468S 40.9613398W; 987 m a.s.l.), 30 April 2016. Male, MFCH 4169 (field number RE2C16) (10.0012818S 40.9298058W; 1,001 m a.s.l.), 11 May 2016. Female, MFCH 4170 (field number RE2B42) (10.0168058S 40.9402768W; 1,002 m a.s.l.), 25 May 2016. Female, UFMG 3081 (former MFCH 4171, field number RE2B43) (10.017128S 40.9403698W; 1,002 m a.s.l.), 25 May 2016. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1487 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentMorphology: This species is one of ~20 species of Amphisbaena with two precloacal pores (Ribeiro et al. 2019). 
EtymologyThe name kiriri, used as a noun in apposition, makes reference to the indigenous tribes (also known as kariri or cariri) that once inhabited Brazilian backlands, particularly the Caatinga. Four dialects were spoken by them, all currently extinct. The word kiriri is said to have it origin in the Tupi language spoken by the natives of coastal areas, meaning ‘‘silent,’’ ‘‘taciturn’’. 
References
  • Ribeiro, Leonardo B.; Samuel C. Gomides, and Henrique C. Costa 2020. A New Worm Lizard Species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae: Amphisbaena) with Non-autotomic Tail, from Northeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 54 (1): 9-18 - get paper here
  • RIBEIRO, SÍRIA; VÂNIA SÁ, ALFREDO P. SANTOS-JR, ROBERTA GRABOSKI, HUSSAM ZAHER, ANDREI G. GUEDES, SHEILA P. ANDRADE, WILIAN VAZ-SILVA 2019. A new species of the Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado with a key for the two-pored species. Zootaxa 4550 (3): 301–320 - get paper here
  • Ribeiro, L. B., Gomides, S. C., & Costa, H. C. 2018. A New Species of Amphisbaena from Northeastern Brazil (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae). Journal of Herpetology 52 (2): 234–241 - get paper here
 
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