The Caatinga is the largest seasonal dry tropical forest in South America and it has been
historically neglected in terms of its biodiversity. Regarding lizards, different studies led to …

Amphisbaena anomala is a species of worm lizard endemic to Brazil, with most known
records in eastern Amazonia, but also occurring in northern Cerrado and at highland moist …

The reintroduction of a species that is extinct in the wild demands caution because
reintroduction locations may be associated with threats, such as hunting, poor‐quality …

Morphological patterns may vary spatially in response to adaptations to regional
environmental conditions. In fossorial animals, edaphic gradients potentially predict intra …

 Abstract A new species of Amphisbaena is described from the north of Espinhaço Mountain
Range, municipality of Caetité, state of Bahia, Brazil. Amphisbaenaamethystasp. nov. can be …

We reassessed the type-series of Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996 and
Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965, two small amphisbaenid species from northeastern …

So far, the phonation among worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) was virtually unknown, but herein
we present for the first time a loud and clear record of sound emission by an amphisbaenian …

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 …

Durante muito tempo a Caatinga foi subestimada quanto a sua biodiversidade. Hoje se
sabe que na realidade trata-se de um bioma extremamente rico e endêmico, que abriga …

We describe Waltillia itambana, a new species placed in the previously monotypic genus
Waltillia, presenting as main differences from Waltillia hatschbachii features such as a water …