TABLE 1. Morphological characters for comparison within Amphisbaena species with six pre-cloacal pores, fixed or between intervals. All specimens in this table have: 1) rounded head; 2) uniform scales in the body; and 3) nasal shield in contact with each other in the dorsum of the head. A: absent; AUT: autonomy scale; BDA: body annuli; CDA: caudal annuli; DMB: dorsal midbody annulus; IL: number of infralabials; P: present; PML: posmalar row; POR: precloacal pores; REF: references; SL: number of supralabials; SVL: snout vent length; TL: tail length; VMB: ventral midbody annulus.PORBDACDAAUTDMBVMBSLILPMLAmphisbaena eleutheria sp. nov.6257–27231–346–916–2017–2233PAmphisbaena acangoaba4–8216–23913–17A18–2418–2443PAmphisbaena alba4–10198–24813–21A30–4235–4643PAmphisbaena angustifrons3–6190–21512–18A20–3121–3043PAmphisbaena barbouri4–6226–24013–18A12–1416–1833AAmphisbaena bolivica4–6200–23118–264–527–3626–3633PAmphisbaena caeca4–6217–23613–184–813–1814–2033PAmphisbaena camura4–6188–20714–194–528–4229–4643PAmphisbaena cubana4–6199–21810–166–912–1614–1833AAmphisbaena fuliginosa6–10190–21523–304–620–2818–2833 or 4PAmphisbaena heterozonata2–6189–20615–186–815–1818–2033PAmphisbaena ignatiana6255–26332–36A1620–2243PAmphisbaena kraoh3 + 328115–16A282443PAmphisbaena littoralis6251–27229–34619–2220– 2443PAmphisbaena lumbricalis2–6225–24720–26A12–1616–2033AAmphisbaena manni4–9209–24317–225–712–1614–2033AAmphisbaena mertensi5–8210–25025–315–816–2616–2433PAmphisbaena pretrei5–9231–25522–265–720–2722–2833PAmphisbaena stejnegeri6243–24713917–1916–2042P