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Amphisbaena amethysta RIBEIRO, SANTOS JR, MARTINS, OLIVEIRA, GRABOSKI, DA SILVEIRA, BENÍCIO, VAZ-SILVA, 2024

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAmphisbaena amethysta RIBEIRO, SANTOS JR, MARTINS, OLIVEIRA, GRABOSKI, DA SILVEIRA, BENÍCIO, VAZ-SILVA 2024: 3 
DistributionBrazil (Bahia: municipality of Caetité)

Type locality: municipality of Caetité, state of Bahia, Brazil; [14°21'31"S, 42°32'19"W; 1012 m above sea level (a.s.l.)];  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CEPB 2311, male; collected on 1 November 2022 by Faunal Rescue Team Tecsam (F. Santos, P. Belufi, and G. Nascimento). Paratypes: All from Caetité, Bahia, Brazil; collected by Faunal Rescue Team Tecsam (R. Assunção, A. Hirota, T. Silveira, F. Santos, P. Belufi, and G. Nascimento) • Female; CEPB 2301; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 8 June 2022 • Male; CEPB 2302; (14°01'16"S, 42°31'06"W; 1082 m a.s.l.); 13 October 2021 • Female; CEPB 2303; (14°21'50"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 26 May 2022 • Female; CEPB 2308; (14°19'49"S, 42°32'44"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 8 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2327; (14°19'52"S, 42°32'42"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2331; (14°19'45"S, 42°32'45"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 30 August 2022 • Male; CEPB 2346; (14°22'08"S, 42°32'17"W; 923 m a.s.l.); 6 October 2022 • Male; CEPB 2379; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'20"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 26 January 2023 • Female; CEPB 2381; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'20"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 26 January 2023.
Referred specimens. All from Caetité, Bahia, Brazil; collected by Faunal Rescue Team Tecsam (R. Assunção, A. Hirota, T. Silveira, F. Santos, P. Belufi, and G. Nascimento) • Female; CEPB 2298; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 8 June 2022 • Female; CEPB 2299; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 8 June 2022 • Male; CEPB 2300; (14°21'51"S, 42°32'21"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 25 May 2022 • Female; CEPB 2304; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 8 June 2022 • Female; CEPB 2305; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 8 June 2022 • Female; CEPB 2306; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'20"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 13 August 2022 • Male; CEPB 2307; (14°21'23"S, 43°32'07"W; 972 m a.s.l.); 23 November 2022 • Undetermined sex; CEPB 2309; (14 °19'46"S, 42°43'20"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2310; (14°19'55"S, 42°32'44"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 8 October 2022 • Male; CEPB 2312; (14°19'56"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 12 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2313; (14°22'08"S, 42°32'17"W; 9215 m a.s.l.); 6 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2314; (14°22'08"S, 42°32'17"W; 925 m a.s.l.); 6 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2315; (14°22'08"S, 42°32'17"W; 925 m a.s.l.); 6 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2316; (14°19'47"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2317; (14°19'55"S, 43°32'44"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 October 2022 • Female; CEPB 2318; (14°19'46"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2319; (14°20'37"S, 42°32'13"W; 1076 m a.s.l.); 3 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2320; (14°20'38"S, 42°32'12"W; 1013 m a.s.l.); 2 June 2022 • Female; CEPB 2321; (14°19'53"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 29 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2322; (14°14'28"S, 42°32'47"W; 842 m a.s.l.); 17 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2323; (14°19'49"S, 42°32'17"W; 1062 m a.s.l.); 13 August 2022 • Male; CEPB 2324; (14°19'48"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 6 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2325; (14°19'55"S, 42°32'44"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 October 2022 • Male; CEPB 2326; (14°20'52"S, 43°32'16"W; 1053 m a.s.l.); 13 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2328; (14°21'53"S, 42°32'22"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 28 September 2022 • Male; CEPB 2329; (14°19'47"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 September 2022 • Male; CEPB 2330; (14°19'55"S, 43°32'44"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 October 2022 • Male; CEPB 2332; (14°20'50"S, 42°32'16"W; 1057 m a.s.l.); 13 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2333; (14°14'28"S, 42°32'47"W; 842 m a.s.l.); 17 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2334; (14°19'46"S, 42°32'43"W; 1011 m a.s.l.); 1 September 2022 • Female; CEPB 2336; (14°15'11"S, 45°32'16"W; 987 m a.s.l.); 3 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2337; (14°20'38"S, 45°32'12"W; 1076 m a.s.l.); 3 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2338; (14°21'31"S, 45°32'16"W; 1010 m a.s.l.); 13 August 2022 • Female; CEPB 2339; (14°14'28"S, 42°32'47"W; 842 m a.s.l.); 17 September 2022 • Male; CEPB 2356; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'21"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 1 November 2022 • Male; CEPB 2379; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'20"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 26 January 2023 • Female; CEPB 2380; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'20"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 26 January 2023 • Female; CEPB 2381; (14°21'27"S, 42°32'20"W; 1033 m a.s.l.); 26 January 2023. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
References
  • Ribeiro S, Santos Jr AP, Martins IG, Oliveira ECS, Graboski R, Barbosa Da Silveira T, Benício MHM, Vaz-Silva W 2024. A new four-pored Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) from the north of Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil. ZooKeys 1213: 1-27 - get paper here
 
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