title: A new six-pored Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the coastal zone of northeast Brazil.
abstract: We describe a new Amphisbaena from the Brazilian coastal zone at the municipalities of Guamaré and Macau, state of Rio Grande do Norte. The new species, Amphisbaena littoralis sp. nov., is characterized by six precloacal pores, 252-264 body annuli, 30-34 tail annuli with autotomy on the 6thtail annuli, 20-22 dorsal and 21-24 ventral segments to the midbody annulus.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional do Cariri, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Campus do Pimenta, Rua Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161, Bairro do Pimenta, 63105- 100, Crato, CE, Brazil; Email: igorjoventino@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Igor Joventino
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Roberto
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Zoologia Experimental, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, Avenida Humberto Monte, 2977, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, Av. Humberto Monte, 2977, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Lucas B M
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional do Cariri, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Campus do Pimenta, Rua Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161, Bairro do Pimenta, 63105- 100, Crato, CE, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Robson W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Avila
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male