A new species of Amphisbaena from the state of Amazonas, Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
Data(s) |
01/01/1989
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Resumo |
Amphisbaena hugoi, sp. n., from the site of the Balbina hydroelectric dam, in the state of Amazonas (01º53'S, 59º28'W), is sufficiently characterized by having (one specimen known): 4 preanal pores; 225 body annuli; 36 tail annuli, with autotomy constriction on the 13th annulus, 16 dorsal and 18 ventral segments to a midbody annulus; body color patter a brown back and a white belly, clearly demarcated, anteriorly at the level of the lateral sulcus, posteriorly one and then two scales below it, with a thin light line on the lateral sulcus, a white cap on the head, dorsally extending onto the neck; autotomy annulus ventrally brown-colored. |
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text/html |
Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761989000800093 |
Idioma(s) |
en |
Publicador |
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
Fonte |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.84 suppl.4 1989 |
Palavras-Chave | #Amphisbaena #Amazônia |
Tipo |
journal article |