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1. Redescription of the rare South American worm lizard <italic>Amphisbaena rozei</italic> (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae).

Author

Costa, Henrique C., Señaris, Josefa Celsa, Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M., Zaher, Hussam, and Garcia, Paulo C.A.

Subjects
*AMPHISBAENA, *MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis, *AMPHISBAENIDAE, *AMPHISBAENA vermicularis, *AMPHISBAENIA
Abstract

Amphisbaena rozei is endemic to the Caura River basin in Venezuela, and known only from the holotype and one paratype. Its original description is very brief, lacking relevant information used by taxonomists today. Additionally, A. rozei appears to be similar to A. spurrelli, a species from northwestern Colombia and southern Panama. We present a redescription of A. rozei based on the examination of the type specimens and compare this taxon to the other known South American amphisbaenids, especially A. spurrelli. We conclude A. rozei is a valid name, and the species is diagnosed mainly by the presence of four precloacal pores, a lateral sulcus, 205-209 body annuli, 20 caudal annuli, 15-16 dorsal and 14 ventral segments on a midbody annulus, and dorsal surface of tail covered by strong tubercles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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2. Redescription of the rare South American worm lizard Amphisbaena rozei (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)

Author

Paulo C. A. Garcia, Hussam Zaher, Josefa C. Señaris, Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic, and Henrique Caldeira Costa

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Squamata, biology, Amphisbaena, 010607 zoology, Holotype, Zoology, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Valid name, Taxon, Amphisbaenidae, Paratype, Amphisbaenia, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract

Amphisbaena rozei is endemic to the Caura River basin in Venezuela, and known only from the holotype and one paratype. Its original description is very brief, lacking relevant information used by taxonomists today. Additionally, A. rozei appears to be similar to A. spurrelli, a species from northwestern Colombia and southern Panama. We present a redescription of A. rozei based on the examination of the type specimens and compare this taxon to the other known South American amphisbaenids, especially A. spurrelli. We conclude A. rozei is a valid name, and the species is diagnosed mainly by the presence of four precloacal pores, a lateral sulcus, 205–209 body annuli, 20 caudal annuli, 15–16 dorsal and 14 ventral segments on a midbody annulus, and dorsal surface of tail covered by strong tubercles.

Published
2018
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