A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil

Amphisbaena ibijara sp. nov. is described from Urbano Santos (Fazenda Santo Amaro), state of Maranhão, Brazil. The new species is a small amphisbaenian with four precloacal pores, nasals in broad contact at midline, no major fusions at head scales, 239-250 body annuli, 23-25 caudal annuli, and 14-16...

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Main Authors: Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Gilda V. Andrade, Jucivaldo Dias Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-01-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number1/212126.pdf