Amphisbaena nana PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS, 2019
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Amphisbaena nana
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| Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Amphisbaena nana PEREZ & BORGES-MARTINS 2019 Amphisbaena munoai — GANS 1966: 243 (in part) Amphisbaena munoai — PEREZ et al., 2012: 5 (in part) |
| Distribution | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Type locality: São Jerônimo, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (29° 57’ S, 51° 43’ W). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: UFRGS 5705*. Collected by Marcio Borges-Martins and team, on 3 July 2010 (Fig. 7). Paratypes: UFRGS 5511*, 5512*, 5513*, 5614, 5616, 5704 and 5706*, São Jerônimo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Specimens indicated with an asterisk where included on genetic analysis. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Amphisbaena nana 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) 195-216 body annuli; (5) caudal autotomy seen externally from 7-10 caudal anulli; (6) presence of postmalar shields; (7) parental shields differentiated from body shields; (8) light brown coloration with uniform shield pigmentation. Comparison: Amphisbaena nana sp. nov. is distinguished from A. albocingulata by presenting the post-malar row (vs. post-malar row absent). Differs from A. hogei by presenting 195-216 body annuli (vs. 177-191 body annuli). It differs from A. heterozonata by bearing 18-22 caudal annuli (vs. 13-17 caudal annuli). It differs from A. nigricauda by having a uniform coloration on the tail tip (vs. a darker coloration on tail tip). Differs from A. trachura by presenting smooth scales on tail tip (vs. tuberculate scales). It differs from A. darwinii by presenting a slender body and small SVL in adults, 103-152mm (vs. sturdy body with long SVL in adults, 150-304 mm). Differs from A. prunicolor by presenting a uniform coloration pattern (vs. checkered coloration pattern). It differs from A. munoai by presenting a short frontal shield, with similar size of parietal shields, varying between 18.7 and 28.7% (x = 23.9 ± 2.6) of head length (HL) (vs. 25.9-35.8; x = 27.7 ± 1.0, with larger size than parietal shields) and 3.6% of 16S rDNA mean genetic distance. Differs from A. tiaraju sp. nov. by presenting a smaller frontal shield, varying between 18.7 and 28.7% (x = 24.5 ± 2.8) of (HL) (vs. 28.5-34.2%; x = 30.6 ± 1.9) and by 6.9% of 16S rDNA mean genetic distance. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet nana is an adjective derived from the Latin word nanus, meaning ‘dwarf’, and is a reference to the small size of this species, the smallest within the Amphisbaena darwinii-Group. |
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