title: A new Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from southern Espinhaço Range, southeastern Brazil.
abstract: A new species of Amphisbaena is described from a semi-deciduous forest in Conceição do Mato Dentro, southern Espinhaço 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 Espinhaço Range, highlighting the importance of conservation actions for these mountains.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Henrique C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Coleções Científicas e Popularização da Ciência, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flávia C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dal Vechio
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cinara A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Clemente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D065928:Forests; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity