Amphisbaena tiaraju PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS, 2019
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Amphisbaena tiaraju
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| Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Amphisbaena tiaraju PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS 2019 Amphisbaena munoai — PEREZ et al., 2012: 5 (in part) |
| Distribution | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Type locality: Cerro Largo, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (28° 8’ 30’’S, 54° 49’ 59.9’’ W). |
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| Types | Holotype: UFRGS 5370. Collected by Rafael L. Balestrin, Simone B. Leonardi and Luis Fernando M. da Fonte on 30 August 2009 (Fig. 5). Paratypes. UFRGS 4896* Augusto Pestana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; UFRGS 5037, 5039, 5040, 5041, 5297*, 5298*, 5299*, 5366*, 5367*, 5368*, 5371, 5999 Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; UFRGS 5692*, 5693*, 5694*, 5695*, 5696*, 5697* Caibate, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; UFRGS 5842*, 5843*, 5844*, 5849*, 5850*, 5851* Vitoria das Misso~es, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Amphisbaena tiaraju sp. nov. is distinguished from other species of Amphisbaena by the following character combination: (1) rounded head; (2) smooth segments at the tip of the tail; (3) four pre-cloacal pores; (4) 204-221 body annuli; (5) 18-25 caudal annuli; (6) caudal autotomy seen externally from 7e9 caudal annuli; (7) presence of postmalar row; (8) 10e14 dorsal segments on the mid-body annulus; (9) distance between ocular shields representing 35%-43% of the head width; (10) dark brown colouration with uniform shield pigmentation. Additional details (1036 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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