Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965

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Holotype. Adult male, MNRJ 2095, collected by Antenor Leitão de Carvalho on 06 September 1936 at Serra do Acahy [currently Serra do Açaí] (08°11'12"S, 36°42'18"W [approximate]; 1035 m asl [approximate]), Municipality of Poção [formerly District of the Municipality of Pesqueira], State of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Paratypes. MNRJ 1759, MNRJ 2093–2094, MNRJ 2096–2098, CAS-SUR 17289–17290 .

Remarks. Holotype (129 mm SVL). Paratype MNRJ 2098 damaged, broken at midbody. No tissue samples available.