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

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

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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
Subjects:
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaena ibijara
Cerrado
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number1/212126.pdf
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spelling doaj-cd95fe946b9e403fa2048203808512232021-01-02T01:09:56ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972003-01-01212126A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, BrazilMiguel Trefaut RodriguesGilda V. AndradeJucivaldo Dias LimaAmphisbaena 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 dorsal and 14-16 ventral segments per annuli at midbody. Other attributes of the new species are: suture between frontals slightly smaller than parietal suture and much longe than nasal suture, three supralabials (the first being the smallest) second infralabial the largest and much larger than postmental, two rows of postgenials, and absence of a postmolar row. http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number1/212126.pdfSquamataAmphisbaenidaeAmphisbaena ibijaraCerradoBrazil
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author Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Gilda V. Andrade
Jucivaldo Dias Lima
spellingShingle Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Gilda V. Andrade
Jucivaldo Dias Lima
A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaena ibijara
Cerrado
Brazil
author_facet Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Gilda V. Andrade
Jucivaldo Dias Lima
author_sort Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
title A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
title_short A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
title_full A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
title_fullStr A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
title_sort new species of amphisbaena (squamata, amphisbaenidae) from state of maranhão, brazil
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
issn 1519-1397
publishDate 2003-01-01
description 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 dorsal and 14-16 ventral segments per annuli at midbody. Other attributes of the new species are: suture between frontals slightly smaller than parietal suture and much longe than nasal suture, three supralabials (the first being the smallest) second infralabial the largest and much larger than postmental, two rows of postgenials, and absence of a postmolar row.
topic Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaena ibijara
Cerrado
Brazil
url http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number1/212126.pdf
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