Herpetofauna of the Quaternary sand dunes of the Middle Rio São Francisco, Bahia, Brazil. VIII. Amphisbaena arda sp. nov., a fulliginosa-like checkered patterned Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae).
Amphisbaena arda sp. nov. is described based on a specimen obtained at Mocambo do Vento, on the left bank of the São Francisco river, Bahia state, Brazil. A. arda is a medium size amphisbaenian with a checkered black and white color pattern similar to the one present in the fuliginosa group but diff...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume1/number2/125156.pdf |