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| Souza e Lima,Francco A. N. de; Gasparini,João Luiz; Almeida,Antonio de Padua; Vital,Marcos V. C.; Mott,Tamí. |
| Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966 is a small, poorly known amphisbaenid endemic to the restinga of the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. We analyze 178 specimens collected in Vitória municipality, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, to investigate whether this species show sexual dimorphism in pre-cloacal pores and in morphological characters. Sex was determined by a ventral incision and direct inspection of gonads. A PCA analysis was performed to generate a general body size measurement. A T test and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test were used to assess whether this species show sexual dimorphism on five morphometric and five meristic characters, respectively. Sex could not be determined in 36 specimens because they were mutilated in the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amphisbaenia; Espírito Santo; Restinga; Sexual dimorphism. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212014000300005 |
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