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Amphisbaena arenicola PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS, 2019

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
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SynonymAmphisbaena arenicola PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS 2019 
DistributionBrazil (Santa Catarina)

Type locality: Praia dos Ingleses, municipality of Florianopolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil (27° 26’S, 48° 23’O).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: UFRGS 5892. Collected by Tobias S. Kunz (Fig. 8). Paratypes: UFRGS5893, 5894, 5967*Ingleses, Florianopolis,
Santa Catarina, Brazil; Referred material: CHUFSC 668, 683 Rio Vermelho, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; CHUFSC 696; UFRGS 5968*, 6303*, 6615*, 6616*, 6702* Ingleses, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; CHUFSC 856 Baixada do Macaimbu, Pinheira, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Specimens indicated with an asterisk where included on genetic analysis. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Amphisbaena arenicola sp. nov. is distinguished from other Amphisbaena by the following character combination: (1) rounded head; (2) smooth segments at the tip of the tail; (3) four pre-cloacal pores; (4) 199-216 body annuli; (5) caudal autotomy seen externally from 8-9 caudal anulli; (6) 3/3 or 4/4 supralabial shields; (7) short snout, representing less than 50% of head length.


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  • Perez, R. & Borges-Martins, M. 2019. Integrative taxonomy of small worm lizards from Southern South America, with description of three new species (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae). Zool. Anz. 283: 124–141 - get paper here
 
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