A new species of Amphisbaena is described from a semi-deciduous forest in Conceicào do Mato Dentro, southern Espinhaco Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following combined characters can diagnose the new species from all congeners: head round-shaped; two or three precloacal pores sequentially arranged; 190-199 body annuli; 2-3 lateral annuli; 23-25 caudal annuli; autotomy sites on caudal annuli 7-9; 12-14 dorsal segments on midbody annulus; 14-16 ventral segments on midbody annulus; three supralabials; three infralabials; postmalar row present or absent; dorsum light brown, with cream intersegmental sutures; venter cream. To date, the new species is known only from the Espinhaco Range, highlighting the importance of conservation actions for these mountains.
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Costa, H. C., Resende, F. C., Teixeira, M., Dal Vechio, F., & Clemente, C. A. (2015). A new amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Southern Espinhaco range, Southeastern Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 87(2), 891–901. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201520140088
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