Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope

Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope, 1876: 176. TYPE LOCALITY: ‘‘Valley of Jequetepeque,’’ north coast of Peru (07 ° 22 ̍ S, 79 ° 34 ̍ W). Syntypes: ANSP 11355–11358.

DISCUSSION OF FORM: Gans (1961d: 7). See also Boulenger (1890a), Cope (1876, 1892a), and Stejneger (1911).

RANGE: Coastal plain of Peru, from Chimbote to Chiclay (CG 2767, plus three in a private collection in Lima).