Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini

GANS, CARL, 2005, Checklist And Bibliography Of The Amphisbaenia Of The World, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (289), pp. 1-130 : 15-17

Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini

Amphisbaena darwini hogei Vanzolini, 1950: 69 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil; São Paulo: Ilha dos Alcatrazes (24 ° 05 ̍ S, 45 ° 42 ̍ W). Holotype: DZ 6905 . Paratypes: DZ 6906–6920 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1966c: 250). RANGE: Brazil, eastern São Paulo to Santa

Catarina. Ilha dos Alcatrazes, Ilha Queimada

Grande. Amphisbaena hugoi Vanzolini

Amphisbaena hugoi Vanzolini, 1989: 525 . TYPE

LOCALITY: Brazil; Amazonas, Balbina (01 ° 53 ̍ S,

59 ° 28 ̍ W). Holotype: MZUSP 68644 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Vanzolini (1989:

525–528).

RANGE: Known only from type.

Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas Amphisbaena gonavensis hyporissor R. Thomas, 1965a: 5 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘13.1 mi. (20.9 km) SW of Enriquillo, Pedernales Province, Republica Dominicana’ ’. Holotype: MCZ 77149. Paratypes: ASFS X9974 – X9976 ; AMNH 92792–92795 ; KU 79824 , 79825 ; RT 754 , 755 ; UIMNH 55600–55602 ; MCZ 77150 (5 miles northeast of Oviedo , Pedernales Province) .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: R. Thomas (1965a: 5). See also Powell (1992, distribution), and Schwartz and Henderson (1991).

RANGE: Southeastern portion of Barahona Peninsula, Hispaniola. Known from the types only.

Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade

and Dias Lima 2003 Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade and Dias Lima, 2003: 21 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Maranhão, Urbano Santos, Fazenda Santo Amaro (03 ° 13 ̍ 34 ̎ —03 ° 14 ̍ 58 ̎ S, 43 ° 24 ̍ 59 ̎ — 43 ° 25 ̍ 45 ̎ W). Holotype: MZUSP 91989 .

RANGE: Known from types locality only.

Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini

Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991b: 374 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil; Bahia, Santo Indicio (11 ° 06 ̍ S, 42 ° 44 ̍ W). Holotype: MZUSP 72616 . Paratopotypes: MZUSP 72615 , 72617–72619 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Vanzolini (1991b: 264–271). See also Rodrigues (1996, distribution). RANGE: Brazil; Bahia.

Amphisbaena innocens Weinland

Amphisbaena innocens Weinland, 1862: 137 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘In einem lichten Schlage von Campiche­Holz in der Nähe des Hafen­Städtchens Jérémie’ ’, Haiti. Syntypes: MCZ 3624 , 3625 ; ZMB 1386 .

Amphisbaena weinlandi K. Schmidt, 1928: 29 . Lapsus for A. innocens , hence not available (In­

ternational Code of Zoological Nomenclature,

1961: art. 33b).

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans and Alexander (1962: 107) and R. Thomas (1965: 1). See also Cochran (1941, systematics), Henderson and Schwartz (1984, identification), Henderson et al. (1984, identification), Schwartz and Henderson (1991, distribution), and Schwartz and Thomas (1975, distribution).

RANGE: Southwestern Hispaniola.

Amphisbaena innocens caudalis Cochran

Amphisbaena caudalis Cochran, 1928b: 58 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘Grande Cayemite Island, Haiti’’. Holotype: MCZ 25550. Paratype: MCZ 25551.

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans and Alexander (1962: 110).

RANGE: Grande Cayemite Island, Haiti. Known from the types only.

Amphisbaena leberi Thomas Amphisbaena gonavensis leberi R. Thomas, 1965b: 7 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ 5 km N of Pedernales , Pedernales Province, Republica Dominicana.’’ Holotype: MCZ 77218. Paratypes: AMNH 92827 , 92828 ; ASFS V2595, V2596 (8 km north of Pedernales)676– V2678 ; KU 79855 , 79856 ; MCZ 77219 ; RT 985 ; UIMNH 55627 , 55628 (Pedernales) .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: R. Thomas (1965b: 7). See also Powell (1992, distribution).

RANGE: Low elevations of northwestern Barahona Peninsula, Hispaniola. Known from the types only.

Amphisbaena leeseri Gans

Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964d: 554 . TYPE LO­

CALITY: Brazil; Mato Grosso do Sul, Urucum

( 19 ° 10 ̍ S, 57 ° 39 ̍ W). Holotype: IMZUT 2748 B.

Paratypes: IMZUT 2748A, 2748C–2748E.

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1964b). See also Gans (1967f, variation).

RANGE: Brazil (southwestern Mato Grosso) to northern Paraguay (Rio Apa). One specimen from central Mato Grosso in the Museo Nacional collection, Rio de Janeiro.

Amphisbaena leucocephala W.C.H. Peters

Amphisbaena leucocephala W.C.H. Peters, 1878b: 779 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil; Bahia. Holotype: ZMB 1379 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1965d: 402) cited this as a species inquirenda on the basis of two specimens. See also Gans (1971c), and Goeldi (1902).

RANGE: Brazil, Bahia.

Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996: 294 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Alagoas: Planta Hidroelectrica de Xingo, Bajo Rio San Francisco , left side. Holotype: MZUSP 79433 . Paratypes: MZUSP 79434–79490 (57 specimens), same data as the holotype; MZUSP 79419–79432 (14 specimens), right side of the river, Sergipe .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Vanzolini (1996). RANGE: Brazil (states of Alagoas and Sergipe).

Amphisbaena manni Barbour

Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914a: 318 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Cape Haitien, Haiti’ ’. Holotype: MCZ 8645 . Paratypes: MCZ 8646 , 8647 ; USNM 67113 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans and Alexander (1962: 113). See also Cochran (1941), Henderson and Schwartz (1984, identification), Henderson et al. (1984, identification), Huntington et al. (1996, variation), Rhoten (1970, 1972, pancreatic islets), Schwartz and Henderson (1991), Schwartz and Thomas (1975, distribution), Thomas and Thomas (1978, ecology).

RANGE: Hispaniola, except for the southwestern quadrant.

Amphisbaena medemi Gans and Mather

Amphisbaena medemi Gans and Mather, 1977: 22 . TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia; Atlántico, Ciénaga de Amajahuevo (10 ° 24 ̍ N, 75 ° 03 ̍ W) .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans and Mather (1977: 22). See also Hoogmoed and Avila­ Pires (1991, distribution), and Vanzolini (1986, distribution).

RANGE: Colombia, Atlantico, Cienaga de Amajehuevo.

Amphisbaena mensae Castro­Mello

Amphisbaena mensae Castro­Mello, 2000: 244 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Goiás: Serra da Mesa, Setor 2 (14 ° 02 ̍ S, 48 ° 19 ̍ W). Holotype: MZUSP 83231 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Castro­Mello (2000). RANGE: Known from the types only.

Amphisbaena mertensi Strauch Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881 : col. 66. TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Wahrscheinlich an irgend einem Küstenpunkte Süd Amerikas’ ’; restricted to ‘‘ State of São Paulo, Brazil’ ’ (Gans, 1966a). Holotype: ZIL 311 .

Amphisbaena bohlsii G. Boulenger, 1894a: 344 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘Near Asuncion, Paraguay.’’ Syntypes: BMNH 94.3.14.19:RR1946.8.8.80, 94.3.14.20:RR1946.8.8.81.

Amphisbaena mattogrossensis Peracca, 1898: 1 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Colonia Teresa Cristina; Matto­grosso, Brasile’ ’. Holotype: IMZUT 2479 .

Amphisbaena carruccii Masi, 1911: 230 . TYPE LO­ CALITY: ‘‘ Cerro S. Ana, Territorio de Misiones ,’’ Argentina. Holotype: GZR 5556 M.

Amphisbaena boulengeri Masi, 1911: 232 . TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Cerro S. Ana, Territorio de Misiones’ ’, Argentina. Holotype: Department of Zoology, University of Rome, unnumbered.

Amphisbaena albissima Amaral, 1933 [1932]: 56. TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘ Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil’ ’. Holotype: DZ 1260 (in extremely poor condition).

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1966a: 534). See also Abe (1984, temperature), Alvarez (1996a, distribution), Amaral (1933), Andrei (1979, distribution), Aquino et al. (1996, distribution), Avila et al. (2000, conservation status), Brito et al. (2001, behaviour), Chebez (1996), Cruz Neto and Abe (1993, gut content), Gans (1971c), Montero (1996c, distribution), Montero and Terol (1999, distribution), Murgel (1994), and Murgel (1994, distribution).

RANGE: Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso) to northern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes) and eastern Paraguay.

Amphisbaena miringoeira Vanzolini Amphisbaena miringoeira Vanzolini, 1971: 191 . TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil; Mato Grosso, Pôrto Velho, Rio Tapirapés (10 ° 47 ̍ S, 51 ° 00 ̍ W). Holotype: MZUSP 13756 . Paratypes: MZUSP 13754 , 13755 , 13757 , 13758 .

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Vanzolini (1971: 191–192). See also Hoogmoed and Avila­Pires (1991, distribution), and Vanzolini (1991a, variation).

RANGE: Known only from types.