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Amphisbaena caetitensis ALMEIDA, FREITAS, SILVA, COSTA-VALVERDE, RODRIGUES, PIRES & MOTT, 2018

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAmphisbaena caetitensis ALMEIDA, FREITAS, SILVA, COSTA-VALVERDE, RODRIGUES, PIRES & MOTT 2018 
DistributionNE Brazil (Bahia)

Type locality: Fazenda do Engenho (13°50’48”S, 42°16’29”W), 854m of elevation, in the municipality of Caetité, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MUFAL 13635, collected on April 25–27, 2017 by AMP. Paratypes. Five specimens collected along with the holotype: MUFAL 13632, immature male; MHNBA190, immature female; MHNBA191, immature male; MUFAL 13633, immature female and MUFAL 13634, immature male. MUFAL 13636 was also collected at Fazenda do Engenho, about one kilometer away from the rest of the type series at 13°51’16”S, 42°16’37”W on May 02–31, 2017, sex undetermined; all collected by AMP. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small Amphisbaena reaching up to 235 mm of total length. It is readily distinguished of its congeners by the presence of modified pointed scales on the tip of the tail visible on dorsal view, starting on the 7– 8th tail annulus; by having 186–194 body annuli; 0–2 intercalated body annuli; 10–12 tail annuli; 16 dorsal and 19–22 ventral segments on a midbody annulus (Table 1). Paired nasal, prefrontal, frontal and parietal shields in broad contact on the dorsal surface of the head; rostral shield slightly visible in dorsal view; three supralabials; three infralabials. Mental and post-mental scales present; post-mental scale followed by two rows of post-genial scales generally with two and three scales respectively. Dorsal and ventral sulci absent, lateral sulcus present, starting around the 45th annulus. Four rounded pre-cloacal pores sequentially arranged; 6–7 pre-cloacal scales and 12–14 post-cloacal scales. Autotomy site absent.


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Comment 
EtymologyThe name of the species refers to its type-locality, Caetité municipality, Bahia State, Brazil 
References
  • Almeida JPFA De, De Freitas MA, Da Silva MB, Valverde MCC, Rodrigues MT, Pires AM, Mott T. 2018. A new four-pored Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4514 (4): 553-562. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.8. - get paper here
 
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