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collection data as holotype;
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were collected by
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<subSubSection id="C310653BD005FFCC0DD3F922FC24FF6E" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="5" pageNumber="63" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BB536B0D005FFCC0DD3F922FC24FF6E" blockId="5.[151,1443,1555,2014]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1436,150,213]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D005FFCF0DD3F922FEF0F95A" bold="true" box="[199,314,1735,1761]" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">Diagnosis</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D005FFCF0C53F922FDE9F95A" authorityName="Torres-Carvajal" authorityYear="2024" box="[327,547,1735,1761]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="slevini">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D005FFCF0C53F922FDE9F95A" box="[327,547,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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differs from all other species of
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D005FFCF0E93F922FBDFF95A" authorityName="Dumeril and Bibron" authorityYear="1837" box="[903,1045,1735,1761]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D005FFCF0E93F922FBDFF95A" box="[903,1045,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">Microlophus</emphasis>
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in the
<collectingRegion id="49CEF852D005FFCF0949F922FB1CF95A" box="[1117,1238,1735,1761]" country="Ecuador" name="Galapagos" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">Galápagos</collectingRegion>
, except
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D005FFCF083BF92DFA5FF95A" box="[1327,1429,1736,1761]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grayii">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D005FFCF083BF92DFA5FF95A" box="[1327,1429,1736,1761]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">M. grayii</emphasis>
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, in having conspicuous neck folds (rictal, longitudinal, gular, antegular, postauricular, oblique, and antehumeral); granular scales within folds; small, imbricate, and keeled scales on sides of neck (&gt;4X smaller than dorsal neck scales), distinctive black spots on flanks, fore limbs, and hind limbs in males, less than 80 scales around midbody, and no more than 50 vertebral scales. The new species (N = 23) can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D005FFCF09D7F8BDFAE4F8CA" box="[1219,1326,1880,1905]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grayii">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D005FFCF09D7F8BDFAE4F8CA" box="[1219,1326,1880,1905]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="63">M. grayii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(N = 64, character states in parentheses) by having more gulars, 2739, mean 31.86 ± 3.54 SD (2330, mean 25.98 ± 1.74 SD; t-value = -7.316, p = 0.000); fewer loreals, 35, mean 4.18 ± 0.66 SD (210, mean 5.67 ± 1.56 SD, t-value = 6.172, p = 0.000); more lamellae on Finger IV, 1921, mean 19.91 ± 0.51 SD (1621, mean 17.86 ± 1.10 SD; t-value = -11.799, p = 0.000); more lamellae on Toe IV, 2530, mean 27.74 ± 1.29 SD (2227, mean 24.47 ± 0.99 SD; t-value = -12.504, p = 0.000); among other scutellational characters (
<tableCitation id="C688030BD006FFCC0E9DFF5EFC2AFF6E" box="[905,992,187,213]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="7.[152,244,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="TABLE 2. Summary of lepidosis and measurements (mm) of Microlophus slevini and M. grayii. Range followed by mean ± standard deviation are presented. For each character, except maximum SVL, the t-value and corresponding pvalue (p &lt;0.05 with asterisks) calculated with Two sample t-tests are given. Italics indicate that a t-test assuming unequal variances (i.e., p &lt;0.05, Levene test) was performed." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF756638D007FFCD0D8CFF72FD1AFEA0" pageId="6" pageNumber="64" tableUuid="DF756638D007FFCD0D8CFF72FD1AFEA0">Table 2</tableCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D006FFCC0D83F8A8FED8F8DE" bold="true" box="[151,274,1869,1893]" pageId="6" pageNumber="64">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Scatterplots of LD1 and LD2 generated by discriminant analyses performed on the morphometric (top) and meristic (bottom) variables recorded in this study for
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D006FFCC0F61F894FD3CF832" authorityName="Dumeril and Bibron" authorityYear="1837" box="[629,758,1905,1929]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="6" pageNumber="64" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D006FFCC0F61F894FD3CF832" box="[629,758,1905,1929]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="64">Microlophus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lava lizards from Floreana and surrounding islets of Champion, Enderby and Gardner.
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<paragraph id="8BB536B0D007FFCD0D8CFF72FD1AFEA0" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,283]" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0D8CFF72FEDBFF14" bold="true" box="[152,273,151,175]" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Summary of lepidosis and measurements (mm) of
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D007FFCD0E5CFF72FBD4FF14" authorityName="Torres-Carvajal" authorityYear="2024" box="[840,1054,151,175]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="65" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="slevini">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0E5CFF72FBD4FF14" box="[840,1054,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D007FFCD0943FF7DFB77FF14" box="[1111,1213,152,175]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="65" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grayii">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0943FF7DFB77FF14" box="[1111,1213,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">M. grayii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Range followed by mean ± standard deviation are presented. For each character, except maximum SVL, the t-value and corresponding pvalue (p &lt;0.05 with asterisks) calculated with Two sample t-tests are given. Italics indicate that a t-test assuming unequal variances (i.e., p &lt;0.05, Levene test) was performed.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB536B0D007FFCD0DB7FED9FB27F9D6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<table id="F90AC410D00700350DB7FEC9FAD7F9D6" box="[163,1309,300,1645]" gridcols="5" gridrows="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FEC9FAD7FED9" box="[163,1309,300,354]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FEC9FE6AFED9" box="[163,416,300,354]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">Character</th>
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFEC9FD27FED9" box="[558,749,300,354]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D007FFCD0F3AFEC9FD27FEFA" authorityName="Torres-Carvajal" authorityYear="2024" box="[558,749,300,321]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="65" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="slevini">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0F3AFEC9FD27FEFA" box="[558,749,300,321]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(N = 23)
</th>
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FEC9FC57FED9" box="[804,925,300,354]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D33D007FFCD0E30FEC8FCB7FEF9" box="[804,893,301,322]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Microlophus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="65" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grayii">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0E30FEC8FCB7FEF9" box="[804,893,301,322]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">M. grayii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(N = 64)
</th>
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FEC9FBA7FED9" box="[1058,1133,300,354]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">t-value</th>
<th id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FEC9FAD7FED9" box="[1237,1309,300,354]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">p-value</th>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FE96FAD7FE12" box="[163,1309,371,425]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FE96FE6AFE12" box="[163,416,371,425]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">scales around midbody</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFE96FD27FE12" box="[558,749,371,425]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">6372 68.39 ± 2.04</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FE96FC57FE12" box="[804,925,371,425]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">5877 66.28 ± 4.81</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FE96FBA7FE12" box="[1058,1133,371,425]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FE61FBAAFE22" box="[1058,1120,388,409]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-2.823</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FE96FAD7FE12" box="[1237,1309,371,425]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FE66FAC1FE23" box="[1237,1291,387,408]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.006</emphasis>
*
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FE5EFAD7FE4A" box="[163,1309,443,497]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FE5EFE6AFE4A" box="[163,416,443,497]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">vertebrals</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFE5EFD27FE4A" box="[558,749,443,497]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">3845 41.61 ± 2.44</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FE5EFC57FE4A" box="[804,925,443,497]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">3650 43.21 ± 2.84</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FE5EFBA7FE4A" box="[1058,1133,443,497]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">2.396</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FE5EFAD7FE4A" box="[1237,1309,443,497]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.019*</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FDE7FAD7FD83" box="[163,1309,514,568]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FDE7FE6AFD83" box="[163,416,514,568]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">postrostrals</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFDE7FD27FD83" box="[558,749,514,568]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">24 3.14 ± 0.56</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FDE7FC57FD83" box="[804,925,514,568]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">25 3.79 ± 0.60</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FDE7FBA7FD83" box="[1058,1133,514,568]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">4.497</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FDE7FAD7FD83" box="[1237,1309,514,568]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000*</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FDACFAD7FDC4" box="[163,1309,585,639]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FDACFE6AFDC4" box="[163,416,585,639]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">internasals</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFDACFD27FDC4" box="[558,749,585,639]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35 4.05 ± 0.38</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FDACFC57FDC4" box="[804,925,585,639]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35 3.95 ± 0.28</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FDACFBA7FDC4" box="[1058,1133,585,639]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-1.225</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FDACFAD7FDC4" box="[1237,1309,585,639]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.224</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FD74FAD7FD7C" box="[163,1309,657,711]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FD74FE6AFD7C" box="[163,416,657,711]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">supralabials</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFD74FD27FD7C" box="[558,749,657,711]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35 4 ± 0.30</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FD74FC57FD7C" box="[804,925,657,711]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35 4 ± 0.25</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FD74FBA7FD7C" box="[1058,1133,657,711]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FD74FAD7FD7C" box="[1237,1309,657,711]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">1.000</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FD3DFAD7FCB5" box="[163,1309,728,782]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FD3DFE6AFCB5" box="[163,416,728,782]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">infralabials</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFD3DFD27FCB5" box="[558,749,728,782]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">56 5.52 ± 0.51</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FD3DFC57FCB5" box="[804,925,728,782]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">46 5.08 ± 0.37</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FD3DFBA7FCB5" box="[1058,1133,728,782]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FD0DFBAAFD46" box="[1058,1120,744,765]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-3.821</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FD3DFAD7FCB5" box="[1237,1309,728,782]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FD0DFADDFD46" box="[1237,1303,744,765]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.001*</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FCFAFAD7FCEE" box="[163,1309,799,853]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FCFAFE6AFCEE" box="[163,416,799,853]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">loreals</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFCFAFD27FCEE" box="[558,749,799,853]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35 4.18 ± 0.66</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FCFAFC57FCEE" box="[804,925,799,853]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">210 5.67 ± 1.56</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FCFAFBA7FCEE" box="[1058,1133,799,853]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FCCAFB92FCFF" box="[1058,1112,815,836]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">6.172</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FCFAFAD7FCEE" box="[1237,1309,799,853]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FCD5FADCFCFE" box="[1237,1302,816,837]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000*</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FC82FAD7FC27" box="[163,1309,871,924]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FC82FE6AFC27" box="[163,416,871,924]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">lorilabials</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFC82FD27FC27" box="[558,749,871,924]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">610 8.70 ± 1.02</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FC82FC57FC27" box="[804,925,871,924]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">411 8.22 ± 1.43</td>
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<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FC4BFE6AFC5F" box="[163,416,942,996]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">gulars</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFC4BFD27FC5F" box="[558,749,942,996]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">2739 31.86 ± 3.54</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FC4BFC57FC5F" box="[804,925,942,996]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">2330 25.98 ± 1.74</td>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FC5BFADCFC68" box="[1237,1302,958,979]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000*</emphasis>
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<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FC10FAD7FB90" box="[163,1309,1013,1067]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FC10FE6AFB90" box="[163,416,1013,1067]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">lamellae Finger IV</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFC10FD27FB90" box="[558,749,1013,1067]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">1921 19.91 ± 0.51</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FC10FC57FB90" box="[804,925,1013,1067]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">1621 17.86 ± 1.10</td>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FBE3FBA0FBA0" box="[1058,1130,1030,1051]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-11.799</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FC10FAD7FB90" box="[1237,1309,1013,1067]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FBE3FADCFBA0" box="[1237,1302,1030,1051]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000*</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FBD8FAD7FBC9" box="[163,1309,1085,1138]" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FBD8FE6AFBC9" box="[163,416,1085,1138]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">lamellae Toe IV</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFBD8FD27FBC9" box="[558,749,1085,1138]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">2530 27.74 ± 1.29</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FBD8FC57FBC9" box="[804,925,1085,1138]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">2227 24.47 ± 0.99</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FBD8FBA7FBC9" box="[1058,1133,1085,1138]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-12.504</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FBD8FAD7FBC9" box="[1237,1309,1085,1138]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.000*</td>
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<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FB61FAD7FB01" box="[163,1309,1156,1210]" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FB61FE6AFB01" box="[163,416,1156,1210]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">head length</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFB61FD27FB01" box="[558,749,1156,1210]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">14.119.57 16.79 ± 1.74</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FB61FC57FB01" box="[804,925,1156,1210]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">10.922.15 16.59 ± 2.74</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FB61FBA7FB01" box="[1058,1133,1156,1210]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FB71FBAAFB12" box="[1058,1120,1172,1193]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-0.324</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FB61FAD7FB01" box="[1237,1309,1156,1210]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FB71FAC1FB12" box="[1237,1291,1172,1193]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.746</emphasis>
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</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FB2EFAD7FABA" box="[163,1309,1227,1281]" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FB2EFE6AFABA" box="[163,416,1227,1281]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">head width</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFB2EFD27FABA" box="[558,749,1227,1281]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">10.815.49 13.24 ± 1.40</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FB2EFC57FABA" box="[804,925,1227,1281]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">8.8117.32 13.08 ± 2.11</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FB2EFBA7FABA" box="[1058,1133,1227,1281]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FB39FBAAFB4A" box="[1058,1120,1244,1265]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-0.337</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FB2EFAD7FABA" box="[1237,1309,1227,1281]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FB39FAC1FB4A" box="[1237,1291,1244,1265]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.737</emphasis>
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</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FAF6FAD7FAF2" box="[163,1309,1299,1353]" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FAF6FE6AFAF2" box="[163,416,1299,1353]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">head height</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFAF6FD27FAF2" box="[558,749,1299,1353]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">8.4314.14 10.89 ± 1.53</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FAF6FC57FAF2" box="[804,925,1299,1353]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">6.2114.28 10.25 ± 1.96</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FAF6FBA7FAF2" box="[1058,1133,1299,1353]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-1.384</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FAF6FAD7FAF2" box="[1237,1309,1299,1353]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.170</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FABFFAD7FA2B" box="[163,1309,1370,1424]" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FABFFE6AFA2B" box="[163,416,1370,1424]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">interparietal width/length</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFABFFD27FA2B" box="[558,749,1370,1424]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.911.23 1.12 ± 0.09</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FABFFC57FA2B" box="[804,925,1370,1424]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.951.49 1.15 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FABFFBA7FA2B" box="[1058,1133,1370,1424]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">1.495</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FABFFAD7FA2B" box="[1237,1309,1370,1424]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.139</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FA44FAD7FA6C" box="[163,1309,1441,1495]" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FA44FE6AFA6C" box="[163,416,1441,1495]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">distance between limbs</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFA44FD27FA6C" box="[558,749,1441,1495]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">24.339.24 30.25 ± 3.46</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FA44FC57FA6C" box="[804,925,1441,1495]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">18.7943.89 30.02 ± 6.42</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FA44FBA7FA6C" box="[1058,1133,1441,1495]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FA54FBAAFA7D" box="[1058,1120,1457,1478]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-0.164</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FA44FAD7FA6C" box="[1237,1309,1441,1495]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FA54FAC1FA7D" box="[1237,1291,1457,1478]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.870</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7FA0DFAD7F9A4" box="[163,1309,1512,1567]" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7FA0DFE6AF9A4" box="[163,416,1512,1567]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">hind limb length</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AFA0DFD27F9A4" box="[558,749,1512,1567]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">47.0167.83 58.42 ± 6.55</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30FA0DFC57F9A4" box="[804,925,1512,1567]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">35.3373.37 56.80 ± 9.46</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936FA0DFBA7F9A4" box="[1058,1133,1512,1567]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD0936FA1CFBAAF9B5" box="[1058,1120,1529,1550]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">-0.756</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1FA0DFAD7F9A4" box="[1237,1309,1512,1567]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D007FFCD09C1FA1CFAC1F9B5" box="[1237,1291,1529,1550]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">0.452</emphasis>
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</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7F9D5FAD7F9FD" box="[163,1309,1584,1606]" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7F9D5FE6AF9FD" box="[163,416,1584,1606]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">maximum SVL in males</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AF9D5FD27F9FD" box="[558,749,1584,1606]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">86 (N = 13)</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30F9D5FC57F9FD" box="[804,925,1584,1606]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">98 (N = 33)</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350936F9D5FBA7F9FD" box="[1058,1133,1584,1606]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65"></td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1F9D5FAD7F9FD" box="[1237,1309,1584,1606]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="65"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="353A34F2D00700350DB7F9B2FAD7F9D6" box="[163,1309,1623,1645]" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">
<th id="76EB5D8ED00700350DB7F9B2FE6AF9D6" box="[163,416,1623,1645]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">maximum SVL in females</th>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350F3AF9B2FD27F9D6" box="[558,749,1623,1645]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">77 (N = 10)</td>
<td id="76EB5D8ED00700350E30F9B2FC57F9D6" box="[804,925,1623,1645]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="65">71 (N = 31)</td>
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<td id="76EB5D8ED007003509C1F9B2FAD7F9D6" box="[1237,1309,1623,1645]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="65"></td>
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</paragraph>
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Description of the
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(
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,
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x
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), highest medially, in contact with first infralabials laterally and one pair of postmentals posteriorly; six (five on left side) elongate infralabials followed posteriorly by four (five on left side) smaller scales up to rictus oris; three pairs of postmentals, with only the anterior pair in contact medially; seven (eight on right side) elongate sublabials; gulars 32, smooth, imbricate, usually bearing one apical pit, decreasing in size laterally.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D008FFC20D83F84CFEDFF87A" bold="true" box="[151,277,1961,1985]" pageId="8" pageNumber="66">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Male holotype (CAS 9428; SVL = 86 mm) of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D008FFC20E16F84CFC06F87A" box="[770,972,1961,1985]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="66">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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in dorsal (top), lateral (middle) and ventral (bottom) views. Photographs by Erica Ely. Scale bar: 10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D009FFC30D83F872FEDFF814" bold="true" box="[151,277,1943,1967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="67">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Head of the holotype (CAS 9428) of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D009FFC30FB3F872FCB8F814" box="[679,882,1943,1967]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="67">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D009FFC30E6FF872FC04F814" bold="true" box="[891,974,1943,1967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24D57D9D009FFC30E6FF872FC04F814" box="[891,974,1943,1967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="67" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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in dorsal (top), lateral (middle), and ventral (bottom) views. Photographs by Erica Ely. Scale bar: 5 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BB536B0D00AFFC00DD3FF72FEC6FCAE" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">Vertebral crest prominent, with vertebrals on posterior half of body and anterior quarter of tail nearly twice as high as anterior vertebrals; dorsals strongly keeled and mucronate, gradually decreasing in size on flanks as they approach venter; dorsals on neck smaller than dorsals at midbody; lateral neck scales less than half the size of dorsals; ventral neck scales similar in size to dorsals, but smooth; rictal, longitudinal, gular, antegular, postauricular, oblique, and antehumeral neck folds present; scales within folds granular; keels on dorsal and caudal scales aligned to form anteroventrally oriented longitudinal ridges; posthumeral region with granular or small, flat, and smooth scales; ventrals smooth or slightly keeled, imbricate, non-mucronate, nearly half the size of dorsals; hands with smooth and imbricate scales dorsally, of which many bear an apical notch; palm scales and subdigital lamellae with 34 mucrons each; arm and forearm with keeled and imbricate scales dorsally (mucronate in arm), and smaller, smooth and imbricate scales ventrally; thighs with large, keeled, imbricate and mucronate scales dorsally, and smaller (less than half the size), smooth scales on posterior surface; scales on anterior and ventral aspects of thighs similar in size to dorsals, smooth and imbricate; shanks with keeled, imbricate and mucronate scales dorsally, and smooth and imbricate scales ventrally; most plantars and subdigital lamellae with three mucrons each, of which the medial one is more projected; dorsal foot scales and supradigitals imbricate, smooth or slightly keeled, most with apical notch; tail incomplete, slightly compressed, with conspicuous vertebral crest (verterbrals more than twice the size of adjacent dorsals) on anterior half; three scale whorls per autotomic segment; caudals keeled, mucronate, and imbricate; subcaudals smooth and imbricate.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00D83F995FEDEF933" bold="true" box="[151,276,1648,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Live adult female (A, B) and male (C, D) specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00E4CF994FC72F933" box="[856,952,1649,1672]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. grayii</emphasis>
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from Floreana. Color in life between
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00829F994FA57F933" box="[1341,1437,1649,1672]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. grayii</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00DD6F970FEECF917" box="[194,294,1684,1708]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. slevini</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00C38F971FEB7F917" bold="true" box="[300,381,1684,1708]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24D57D9D00AFFC00C38F971FEB7F917" box="[300,381,1684,1708]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is very similar. Photographs from Bioweb.bio.
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Color in preservative of
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. Dorsal aspect of head, body, limbs and tail light brown, or light gray on those scales that have lost their outer surface; dorsum, flanks and neck with a series of black dots (13 scales large) approximately arranged in transverse rows that meet medially along vertebral crest; dorsal surface of limbs, anterior end of tail (dorsally), chin, sides of head and pectoral region covered by smaller black or dark brown dots; conspicuous black gular patch extending laterally as far as longitudinal neck fold; chin and ventral surfaces of body, limbs and tail yellowish cream (
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,
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB536B0D00AFFC10DD3F857FE7EFF6E" blockId="10.[151,1437,1754,2033]" lastBlockId="11.[151,1437,151,2013]" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="69" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00DD3F857FE92F877" bold="true" box="[199,344,1970,1996]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">Color in life</emphasis>
. I was not able to examine live specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00E73F856FC1DF877" box="[871,983,1970,1996]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. slevini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, because there seem to be no differences in coloration between
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00F0DF832FD49F84B" box="[537,643,2007,2032]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. grayii</emphasis>
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from Floreana and
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00AFFC00E71F832FC1FF84B" box="[869,981,2006,2032]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="68">M. slevini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9B4B41D00AFFC00EF1F832FAF2F84A" author="van Denburgh, J. &amp; Slevin, J. R." box="[997,1336,2006,2033]" pageId="10" pageNumber="68" pagination="133 - 202" refId="ref10184" refString="van Denburgh, J. &amp; Slevin, J. R. (1913) Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905 - 1906. IX. The Galapagoan lizards of the genus Tropidurus; with notes on the iguanas of the genera Conolophus and Amblyrhynchus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 2, 133 - 202." type="journal article" year="1913">van Denburgh &amp; Slevin 1913</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EF9B4B41D00AFFC10850F832FEDEFF0A" author="Arteaga, A. &amp; Bustamante, L. &amp; Vieira, J. &amp; Tapia, W. &amp; Carrion, J. &amp; Guayasamin, J. M." lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="69" pageId="10" pageNumber="68" pagination="174 - 187" refId="ref8548" refString="Arteaga, A., Bustamante, L., Vieira, J., Tapia, W., Carrion, J. &amp; Guayasamin, J. M. (2019) Two new species of leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylus) from Isabela Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. In: Arteaga, A., Bustamante, L., Vieira, J., Tapia, W. &amp; Guayasamin, J. M. (Eds.), Reptiles of the Galapagos. Tropical Herping, Quito, Ecuador, pp. 174 - 187." type="book chapter" year="2019">
Arteaga
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. 2019
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), I describe here the color in life of
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of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10E63FF72FC2AFF0B" box="[887,992,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M. grayii</emphasis>
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from Floreana that I photographed and examined in situ in 2010.
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Adult female (
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): Dorsal background of body, limbs and tail light brown with scattered dark brown spots, which are approximately arranged in transverse rows along body; thin, short, dark gray bar extending posterodorsally from anterior insertion of fore limb across scapular region; dorsal surface of head light brown with tiny, interspersed orange dots; bright orange face mark covering lateral aspect of both head and neck, as well as mental, postmentals, sublabials and a few adjacent gulars; gular region grayish cream, with irregular orange marks on most scales; ventral background of body, limbs and tail with grayish-cream tones; sides of venter between fore- and hind limbs with orange hue; pectoral region with a few faint, gray dots.
</paragraph>
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Adult male (
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): Dorsal background of head, body, limbs and tail light brown with scattered dark brown to black spots (except on head), larger towards dorsal midline; sage dots scattered on hind limbs, posterior body and tail; vertebral crest with alternate smoky black and greyish green segments; ventral background of body, limbs and tail with yellowish-cream tones; sides of venter between fore- and hind limbs with brown hue; pectoral region with faint, black irregular marks; conspicuous black gular patch extending posterodorsally underneath antehumeral and oblique neck folds; ventral aspect of head anterior to gular patch cream with a few scattered black or dark brown spots.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10DD3FD33FE21FD4B" bold="true" box="[199,491,726,752]" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Morphological variation</emphasis>
. Measurements and scutellation of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10E62FD32FB9EFD4A" box="[886,1108,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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are presented in
<tableCitation id="C688030BD00BFFC10805FD32FAADFD4A" box="[1297,1383,727,753]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="7.[152,244,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="TABLE 2. Summary of lepidosis and measurements (mm) of Microlophus slevini and M. grayii. Range followed by mean ± standard deviation are presented. For each character, except maximum SVL, the t-value and corresponding pvalue (p &lt;0.05 with asterisks) calculated with Two sample t-tests are given. Italics indicate that a t-test assuming unequal variances (i.e., p &lt;0.05, Levene test) was performed." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF756638D007FFCD0D8CFF72FD1AFEA0" pageId="11" pageNumber="69" tableUuid="DF756638D007FFCD0D8CFF72FD1AFEA0">Table 2</tableCitation>
. The vertebral crest is more pronounced in adult males. This is more evident on the anterior half of the tail and posterior part of the body, where vertebrals are at least more than twice the size of adjacent dorsals in males, but similar in size to adjacent dorsals in females. This species attains a maximum SVL of
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in males and
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in females. Although sample size of specimens with complete tails was small (N =
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females; N =
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males), tail length / SVL ratio was similar in both sexes (1.721.94, mean = 1.79 ± 0.10 SD in females; 1.731.90, mean = 1.80 ± 0.06 SD in males). Similarly, no sexual differences were found in head width (HW/HL 0.740.84, mean = 0.79 ± 0.03 SD in females; 0.760.81, mean = 0.79 ±
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males) or hind limb length (LL/SVL 0.700.90, mean = 0.80 ±
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males). Sexual variation for additional mensural characters in
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC1086AFC12FF2AFB8E" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M. slevini</emphasis>
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is presented in
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.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10DD3FBDBFE51FBE3" bold="true" box="[199,411,1086,1112]" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Genetic variation</emphasis>
. Uncorrected
<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10F56FBDAFD9AFBE3" box="[578,592,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">p</emphasis>
genetic distances (
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) between
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10912FBDAFBD7FBE3" box="[1030,1053,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M</emphasis>
.
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and its sister species
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC1086AFBDAFA5FFBE3" box="[1406,1429,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M</emphasis>
.
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range between 0.055 and 0.065 (mean 0.061 ± 0.000 SE) for the
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gene. Other species pairs (species name followed by island of occurrence; approximate shortest distance between island pairs in brackets) of lava lizards belonging to the western radiation with similar or lower mean distance values are
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Pinta
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/
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Isabela
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(
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Pinzón
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Santiago
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(
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, mean 0.058 ± 0.001 SE, [
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Santa Cruz
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(
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, mean 0.065 ± 0.000 SE, [
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]). The largest genetic distance in the western radiation is between
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC1086AFAF2FA5FFA8B" box="[1406,1429,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M</emphasis>
.
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and
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Española
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(
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, mean 0.167 ± 0.001 SE, [
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10DD3FABAFE82FAC2" bold="true" box="[199,328,1375,1401]" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive singular case based on the unlatinized surname Slevin and is a patronym for American herpetologist Joseph R. Slevin (18811957), who during “a couple of hours” on
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October 3
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1905
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collected most specimens of the new species reported in this paper as part of the famous 1905- 1906
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expedition by the California Academy of Sciences (
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); the remaining
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series was collected by his field assistant E. S. King. Remarkably, Slevin examined and recorded scale counts of 1,500 specimens included in
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seminal work on lava lizards from the
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.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10DD3F9D3FE93F9EB" bold="true" box="[199,345,1590,1616]" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Distribution</emphasis>
.
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occurs in
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Gardner islet,
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east of Floreana Island, southern
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(
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specimens were collected from the coast to the top of the island at
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(field notes,
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October 3
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, J. R. Slevin).
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10DD3F946FE43F907" bold="true" box="[199,393,1698,1725]" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Natural History</emphasis>
. The
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specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10FBEF946FC41F906" box="[682,907,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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were found active in the day (after 9:45 am) along a steep slope covered with lava fragments and cactus shrubs, from the NW coast to the top of Gardner (field notes,
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, J. R. Slevin). The smallest female of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10E84F90EFBA5F8BE" box="[912,1135,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">Microlophus slevini</emphasis>
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with enlarged vitellogenic follicles had a SVL of
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(CAS 9432). The smallest females of
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with enlarged vitellogenic follicles from Floreana, Champion and Enderby had SVLs of
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(CAS 11058),
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(CAS 11056), and
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(CAS 11628), respectively. Although no adult females of
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with eggs were found, I examined females of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA2D00BFFC10821F8B2FA56F8CB" box="[1333,1436,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="69">M. grayii</emphasis>
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with
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from Floreana (CAS 104710,
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SVL; MVZ 57557,
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SVL), Champion (CAS 104702,
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SVL), and Enderby (CAS 11624,
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SVL). Juveniles of
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, for which sex could not be determined, ranged between
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(CAS 9442) and
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(CAS 9441). Six of the 10 examined females and eight of
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had broken or regenerated tails, the latter representing 153% and 1673% of the total tail length, respectively. This species is known to be one of the main prey items of the snake
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and the Floreana mockingbird
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(
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