New Species of Anops Bell, 1833 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from Jalapao Region in the Brazilian Cerrado

Author(s):	Ribeiro, Stria ^[1] ; Castro-Melio, Carolina ^[2] ; Nogueira, Cristiano ^[3] Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:	^[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul. Lab Sistemat Vertebrados ^[2] Univ Sao Paulo. Museum Zool ^[3] Univ Sao Paulo. Dept Ecol Total Affiliations: 3
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	Journal of Herpetology; v. 43, n. 1, p. 21-28, MAR 2009.
Web of Science Citations:	12
Abstract
A new species of keel-headed amphisbaenian of the genus Anops is described from the Cerrado of the Jalapao region, Tocantins state, Brazil. This new species of Anops is described from a single specimen, which may be easily distinguished from the other species of the genus, Anops bilabialatus and Anops kingii, by showing an extremely narrow head (37.2% head length); a row of eight occipitals anterior to the first body annulus; temporal present, mental and postmental fused; four postgenial rows located between the malars; and two malars posterior to the second infralabial. The new species is the first of the genus found in the Cerrado core area, and, based on the available records, the single species in the genus may be restricted to this region. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	02/00015-3 - Diversity and distribution patterns of Cerrado lizard fauna
Grantee:	Cristiano de Campos Nogueira
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate