An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)

A matrix of meristic characters is presented to orient the identification of South American Amphisbaena. Complementarily is given a checklist containing the citation of the original description, the type locality, identified, and a citation of a modern description useful to the identification.<br...

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Main Author: P. E. Vanzolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-11-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492002001500001