Amphisbaena mebengokre Ribeiro, Sá, Santos-Jr., Graboski, Zaher, Guedes, Andrade & Vaz-Silva,

2019

(Fig. 4)

Holotype. Adult male, MNRJ 25189, collected by Jafi M. Carmo and Wilian Vaz-Silva on 22 November 2012 at the banks of the Caiapó River (16º27'25"S, 51º22'41"W [informed]; 464 m asl [informed]), near Santo Antônio do Caiapó Hydroelectric Power Plant, Municipality of Arenópolis, State of Goiás, Brazil.

Paratypes. MNRJ 25190–25198, MPEG 32205–32206, ZUFG 1193–1197, ZUFG 1200–12007 .

Remarks. Holotype (159 mm SVL), with tissue samples available [not housed in the MNRJ].