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Torres-Carvajal
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78
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̕̕
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FF29FAC71733FAE3" box="[149,257,1283,1306]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">Diagnosis</emphasis>
.—
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FEC4FAE417C8FACE" box="[376,506,1312,1335]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">Stenocercus</emphasis>
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except
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FDDFFAE41686FAAC" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. angel</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FF78FAFA172CFAAF" box="[196,286,1342,1366]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. festae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FE92FAFA1787FAAC" box="[302,437,1341,1365]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. guentheri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FE4AFAFA16FAFA8A" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. nigromaculatus</emphasis>
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by having imbricate scales on posterior surface of thighs, smooth ventrals, a posthumeral mite pocket consisting of a shallow depression with a wide opening (more distinct in adult specimens), small scales on occipitoparietal region, and supraoculars of similar size. Of these species,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FEFDF9CA143BF9DC" box="[321,521,1549,1573]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. nigromaculatus</emphasis>
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is unique in having an antehumeral fold.
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differs from
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and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FEF0F98D17E0F998" box="[332,466,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. guentheri</emphasis>
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in adult males lacking a distinct, black transverse band on ventral surface of neck, which is variably present in adult males of those two species. In addition,
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has more scales around midbody than
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FCE6FF1815F0FF0A" box="[858,962,219,243]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. chota</emphasis>
(
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)
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.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FD54FF3D1570FEE8" box="[744,834,249,273]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. chota</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FB3DFF3D14E0FED7" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">S. angel</emphasis>
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by having a distinct black midventral stripe in most adult males (polymorphic), and large black spots on gular region of juveniles and females (
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). In addition, the dorsum of adult males in
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is generally brown, whereas some adult males of
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have a dark green dorsum.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFACFF80FD0FFE231506FE07" box="[691,820,487,510]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="98">Description</emphasis>
.—(1) Maximum SVL in males 97 mm (
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= 17); (2) maximum SVL in females 65 mm (
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= 20); (3) vertebrals 3950; (4) paravertebrals 5574; (5) scales around midbody 4559; (6) supraoculars 46; (7) internasals 24; (8) postrostrals 45; (9) loreals 24; (10) gulars 1825; (11) subdigitals on Finger IV 1420; (12) subdigitals on Toe IV 2331; (13) posthumeral mite pocket present as a shallow depression with a wide opening; (14) postfemoral mite pocket distinct with slit-like opening; (15) parietal eye visible through interparietal cornea in 92% of specimens; (16) scales on occipitoparietal region small, keeled or multicarinate, and juxtaposed or subimbricate; (17) projecting angulate temporals absent; (18) row of enlarged supraoculars occupying most of supraocular region absent; (19) scales on frontonasal region weakly imbricate anteriorly; (20) preauricular fringe present; (21) neck folds absent; (22) lateral and dorsal nuchals similar in size; (23) posterior gulars rhomboidal, smooth, imbricate, not notched; (24) lateral and dorsal body scales similar in size; (25) vertebrals larger than adjacent paravertebrals; (26) dorsolateral crest absent; (27) ventrals smooth, imbricate; (28) scales on posterior surfaces of thighs keeled, imbricate; (29) inguinal granular pocket absent; (30) inguinal groove absent; (31) preanals not projected; (32) tail not strongly compressed laterally in adult males; (33) tail length 6065% of total length; (34) caudal whorls per autotomic segment three; (35) caudals not spinose; (36) dark brown stripe extending anterodorsally from subocular region to supraciliaries absent; (37) dark patch extensively covering gular region of females absent; (38) dark patch extensively covering gular region of adult males absent; (39) black patch on ventral surface of neck in adult males absent; (40) dark midventral longitudinal mark such as faint line, conspicuous stripe, or extensive patch in 82% of adult males; (41) dark patches on ventral surface of thighs in 12% of adult males; (42) postxiphisternal inscriptional ribs not in contact midventrally, Pattern 2A.
</paragraph>
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. 14.—Eight species of
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFE33F97F17C5F937" box="[399,503,1723,1742]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">Stenocercus</emphasis>
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. (A)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFD9FF97F145BF937" box="[547,617,1723,1742]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. chota</emphasis>
(LAC)
</taxonomicName>
; (B)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFD6EF97F1564F937" box="[722,854,1723,1742]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. chrysopygus</emphasis>
(MLU)
</taxonomicName>
; (C)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFC74F97F126CF937" box="[968,1118,1723,1742]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. crassicaudatus</emphasis>
(WED)
</taxonomicName>
; (D)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFF09F9171723F91C" box="[181,273,1747,1766]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. cupreus</emphasis>
(MLU)
</taxonomicName>
; (E)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFE38F917143CF91F" box="[388,526,1747,1766]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. doellojuradoi</emphasis>
(JAS)
</taxonomicName>
; (F)
<taxonomicName id="09D44D04FFA3FF8FFDCDF9171527F91F" authority="(TAP)" baseAuthorityName="TAP" box="[625,789,1747,1766]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="24" pageNumber="99" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dumerilii">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFDCDF91714EAF91F" box="[625,728,1747,1766]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. dumerilii</emphasis>
(TAP)
</taxonomicName>
; (G)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFCFFF9171599F91C" box="[835,939,1747,1766]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. empetrus</emphasis>
(RON)
</taxonomicName>
; (H)
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA3FF8FFBA2F9171254F91F" box="[1054,1126,1747,1766]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="99">S. festae</emphasis>
(OTC)
</taxonomicName>
.
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<paragraph id="CE6B3687FFA2FF8EFF29FEAA1740FCC7" blockId="25.[122,633,190,1212]" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFF29FEAA1715FE7F" box="[149,295,366,390]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">Color in life</emphasis>
.—Dorsum grayish brown to dark brown with or without transverse dark irregular bars arranged longitudinally from neck to base of tail; white and dark brown spots scattered over dorsum and flanks in males; yellow blotch on axillary region in some males; limbs with dark brown reticulations dorsally; loreal and subocular regions white or cream; gular region reddish cream or dark brown in males and cream with large black spots in females; venter light blue, slightly orange on the sides, with black midventral stripe in some males; venter in females cream; pelvic region, base of tail, and thighs in some males bright yellow ventrally; iris bronzed green or bronzed red.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="86CE650CFFA2FF8EFF29FC801424FC17" pageId="25" pageNumber="100" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="CE6B3687FFA2FF8EFF29FC801424FC17" blockId="25.[122,633,190,1212]" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFF29FC80177FFCA5" box="[149,333,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">Natural History</emphasis>
.—Females lay two eggs; gravid females and neonates have been collected during JuneJuly (
<bibRefCitation id="AA454B76FFA2FF8EFE78FCBA1686FC4D" author="TORRES-CARVAJAL, O." journalOrPublisher="Scientific Papers University of Kansas Museum of Natural History" pageId="25" pageNumber="100" pagination="1 - 38" part="15" refId="ref79968" refString="TORRES-CARVAJAL, O. 2000. Ecuadorian lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Scientific Papers University of Kansas Museum of Natural History 15: 1 - 38." title="Ecuadorian lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae)" type="journal article" year="2000">Torres-Carvajal, 2000</bibRefCitation>
). This species has been collected in undisturbed areas, as well as very disturbed areas such as sugar cane plantations.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="86CE650CFFA2FF8EFF29FC3117A7FB45" pageId="25" pageNumber="100" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="CE6B3687FFA2FF8EFF29FC3117A7FB45" blockId="25.[122,633,190,1212]" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFF29FC31172FFBF4" box="[149,285,1013,1037]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">Distribution</emphasis>
.—
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFE82FC311436FBF4" box="[318,516,1013,1037]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">Stenocercus chota</emphasis>
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occurs on the northern Andes in northern Ecuador (
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). It is known from elevations of 15751940 m in the upper valley of Río Mira (Pacific drainage) in Provincias Carchi, Esmeraldas, and Imbabura. The distribution lies between 0
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFF52FB6016CAFB45" bold="true" box="[238,248,1188,1212]" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">°</emphasis>
20'N0
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFA2FF8EFEF7FB601767FB45" bold="true" box="[331,341,1188,1212]" pageId="25" pageNumber="100">°</emphasis>
40'N.
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