Herpetofauna of the quaternary sand dunes of the middle Rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brazil. VII.: Typhlops amoipira sp. nov., a possible relative of Typhlops yonenagae (Serpentes, Typhlopidae)

A new species of a small typhlopid snake is described from Ibiraba, in the sand- dune area of the left bank of Rio São Francisco, State of Bahia, Brazil. Typhlops amoipira sp. nov. is a small, light brown, and slightly pigmented Typhlops characterized by an incomplete nasal suture,18 scale rows arou...

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Main Authors: Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Flora Acunã Juncá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-11-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492002001300001