Amphisbaena bedai (VANZOLINI, 1991)
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Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | Portuguese: Cobra-de-Duas-Cabeças, Cobra-Cega |
Synonym | Bronia bedai VANZOLINI 1991 Bronia bedai — CASTRO-MELLO 2003 Amphisbaena bedai — MOTT & VIEITES 2009 |
Distribution | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Type locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul, Anastacio. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MZUSP 72988. Paratypes: MZUSP 73070, 73314, 73069. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Tail slightly clavate. Nasals meeting on the midline. Parietals large. Four supralabials, fourth small. Four preanal pores, the pore-bearing scales separated on the middle by two large scales of the anal flap. Body annuli 272-284, tail annuli 22-23, segments to a midbody annulus 18-20 (total 34-36). (Vanzolini 1991). Additional details (3517 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after Arlindo de Figueiredo Béda, a zoologist, herpetologist, ecologist and taxonomist at the Department of Biosciences, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil where he was Professor and Head of Department until his retirement. |
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