A new Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from southern Espinhaço Range, southeastern Brazil

A new species of Amphisbaena is described from a semi-deciduous forest in Conceição do Mato Dentro, southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following combined characters can diagnose the new species from all congeners: head round-shaped; two or three precloacal pores sequentially arrange...

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Main Authors: Henrique C. Costa, Flávia C. Resende, Mauro Teixeira Jr., Francisco Dal Vechio, Cinara A. Clemente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000200891&lng=en&tlng=en