Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador
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Camper, Jeffrey D.
Author
Torres-Carvajal, Omar
Author
Ron, Santiago R.
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Nilsson, Jonas
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Arteaga, Alejandro
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Knowles, Travis W.
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Arbogast, Brian S.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.729
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10.15560/17.3.729
1809-127X
Gelanesaurus flavogularis
(Altamirano-Benavides et
al., 2013)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Streamcreeper Trail
;
00.6779°S
,
077.6030°W
;
1440 m
a.s.l.
;
21 July 2010
;
QCAZ 10650
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Puffbird Trail
;
00.6875°S
,
077.6008°W
;
1427 m
a.s.l.
;
QCAZ 10651
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Coopman’s Trail
;
00.6764°S
,
077.5998°W
;
25 July 2012
;
QCAZ 5070
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Piha Trail
downslope from waterfall;
00.6774°S
,
077.6013°W
;
4 July 2013
;
QCAZ 11987
.
Identification.
This species has a shorter tail that its congener, with its tail 1.34–1.41 times the SVL. It also has dorsolateral and paravertebral rows of tubercles which are homogeneous in size and strongly keeled. The loreal scale is small, and sexual dichromatism is markedly pres- ent, with males having a white throat outlined in black.
Habitat.
This species is usually found near and along streams. It has been found in both primary and second- ary forest. However, at least
two specimens
have been found in forest and not near streams.