M. Ribeiro‐Júnior, Síria Ribeiro, C. E. D. Cintra, J. O. Gomes
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Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade and Lima, 2003 is a Junior Synonym of Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia)
Abstract. We reassessed the type-series of Amphisbaena ibijara and Amphisbaena frontalis to evaluate the characters used to diagnose and distinguish them, and compared these data with additional specimens of A. ibijara. We found broadly overlapping ranges of the quantitative diagnostic characters, and no differences between the qualitative characters, that could support differences between A. frontalis and A. ibijara. Based on our morphological results, and the geographic proximity of the distribution ranges of both species, we consider A. ibijara as a junior synonym of A. frontalis. We provide updated data on intraspecific variation in the diagnostic characters of A. frontalis. Resumo. Nós reanalisamos as séries-tipo de Amphisbaena ibijara e Amphisbaena frontalis para avaliar os caracteres usados para diagnosticar e distinguir essas espécies, e nós comparamos estes dados com espécimes adicionais de A. ibijara. Nós encontramos ampla sobreposição entre os caracteres quantitativos diagnósticos, e nenhuma diferença entre os caracteres qualitativos que poderiam suportar diferenças entre A. frontalis e A. ibijara. Baseados nos nossos resultados morfológicos, e na proximidade geográfica da distribuição de ambas espécies, nós consideramos A. ibijara como sinônimo júnior de A. frontalis. Nós fornecemos também dados atualizados da variação intraespecífica dos caracteres diagnósticos de A. frontalis.
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