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New legless lizard species Ophiodes enso described from Brazil

Original: # NewSpecies ! New legless lizard from # brazil just snuck in: Ophiodes enso Treatment: https:// treatment.plazi.org/id/

Scientists have described Ophiodes enso, a new species of legless lizard from Brazil, published in the Journal of Herpetology. The species description is openly accessible through Plazi's treatment repository, and the announcement is circulating among biodiversity and taxonomy communities. It adds to the growing list of reptiles documented in Brazil's ecosystems.

Why now: The formal description of a new reptile species is fresh science news of interest to herpetologists and biodiversity watchers.

Ophiodes ensoBrazilJournal of HerpetologyPlazi

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