A new species of the genus Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes, Anomalepididae) from Colombia and the synonymization of Liotyphlopsbeui (Amaral, 1924) with Liotyphlopsternetzii (Boulenger, 1896).

A new species of Liotyphlops Peters, 1881, Liotyphlopspalauophis sp. nov. , is described from the neighborhoods of Bogota, Colombia from a previous syntype of L.anops , and a lectotype is designated for the latter species. The new species is readily distinguished from congeners by having the frontal scale divided (vs single), and a central foramen in the parabasisphenoid (vs foramen absent). High-resolution x-ray computed tomography (HRXCT) was used to study and present data on the skull of the holotype of the new species, the lectotype of L.anops , and the holotype of L.ternetzii . Additionally, extensive study of skull characters and external morphology failed to find diagnostic characters to differentiate L.beui and L.ternetzii , and the former is here considered a junior synonym of L.ternetzii , which is also redescribed.
(Fidélis Júnio Marra Santos.)