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<mods:title id="861A3FD046653E482CBCA640CA183386">A new genus and species of eyelid-less and limb reduced gymnophthalmid lizard from northeastern Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart id="C99ACE078E49A4BC356A3471DFD3C2DE">Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart id="A7BA9FFAF8CA3BED8B2A1DAEE76D1EF8">Santos, Ednilza Maranhão Dos</mods:namePart>
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<treatment id="664A2532FFBBC70A37D755E1FB400E61" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6232845" ID-GBIF-Taxon="119375786" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6232845" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:664A2532FFBBC70A37D755E1FB400E61" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/664A2532FFBBC70A37D755E1FB400E61" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="52" pageId="1" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFBBC70937D755E1FE3B0EB4" bold="true" box="[151,430,1725,1751]" pageId="1" pageNumber="51">
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFBBC70937D755E1FEA70EB4" box="[151,306,1725,1751]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFBBC70937D755E1FEA70EB4" bold="true" box="[151,306,1725,1751]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="51">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="C7A4F54DFFBBC709360055E1FE3B0EB4" box="[320,430,1725,1751]" pageId="1" pageNumber="51" rank="genus">gen. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph id="EE5C9424FFBBC70A37D7545BFDDB08D1" blockId="1.[151,1437,1799,2026]" lastBlockId="2.[151,1436,152,1538]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="52" pageId="1" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFBBC70937D7545BFE810F42" bold="true" box="[151,276,1799,1825]" pageId="1" pageNumber="51">Definition</emphasis>
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: An elongate and short tailed gymnophthalmid lacking an ear opening and eyelid. Forelimbs absent, hindlimbs rudimentary, styliform, ending in a short apical scale; nail absent. Frontonasal single; prefrontals, frontal, frontoparietals, supraoculars, and loreal absent. Parietals longer than wide, contacting frontal. Nostril in the center of nasal. Collar fold absent. One pair of chin shields. Dorsal scales cycloid anteriorly, posteriorly smooth, hexagonal, keeled and slightly mucronate, in regular transverse series; lateral scales enlarged, smooth. Ventral scales smooth, in four regular transverse series, the external ones wider. Males with four preanal pores, absent in females.
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<subSubSection id="A6F9C7AFFFB8C70A378653E3FCE00919" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="EE5C9424FFB8C70A378653E3FEA30932" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,1538]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A378653E3FED808BA" bold="true" box="[198,333,191,217]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Etymology</emphasis>
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: From the Latin “scriptor” = writer, and “saura” = lizard in reference to the sand tracks left by this sand swimming species. The tracks are in the origin of its popular name (escrivão = public writer) which is also attributed to other similar sand swimming lizards like those of the related genera
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A33F1524CFAFC094A" box="[1201,1385,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Calyptommatus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A33F1524CFAFC094A" box="[1201,1385,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A37D75264FEA30932" box="[151,310,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A37D75264FEA70932" box="[151,306,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nothobachia</taxonomicName>
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.
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</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="EE5C9424FFB8C70A37865203FCE00919" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,1538]" box="[198,885,351,378]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A37865203FEBE091A" bold="true" box="[198,299,351,377]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Content</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A367B523CFDD8091A" box="[315,589,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A367B523CFDDC091A" box="[315,585,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catimbau" status="sp. nov.">Scriptosaura catimbau</taxonomicName>
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,
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</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="C7A4F54DFFB8C70A3515523CFD710919" box="[597,740,352,378]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, monotypic.
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<subSubSection id="A6F9C7AFFFB8C70A378652DBFB400E61" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" type="description">
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<paragraph id="EE5C9424FFB8C70A378652DBFF4F0A81" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,1538]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A378652DBFEF909C2" bold="true" box="[198,364,391,417]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Comparisons</emphasis>
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: Externally, the absence of eyelids immediately leads us to associate the new genus with the Gymnophthalmini radiation of
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A357052ECFC8809A9" box="[560,797,432,458]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Gymnophthalmidae</taxonomicName>
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. Within the tribe the most similar genera are
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A326D52ECFF5F0992" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A326D52ECFF5F0992" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A36445284FE290992" box="[260,444,472,497]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Calyptommatus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A36445284FE290992" box="[260,444,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Like
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A35495284FD340992" box="[521,673,472,497]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A35495284FD340992" box="[521,673,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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both are elongate, fossorial lizards lacking eyelids and an external ear opening. In external attributes
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3522515CFD6C0A7A" box="[610,761,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3522515CFD6C0A7A" box="[610,761,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A34DC515CFBA60A7A" box="[924,1075,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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by the absence of frontal and supraocular scales, by the fusion between first supraciliary and loreal (both scales distinct in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A338F5174FAF30A22" box="[1231,1382,552,577]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A338F5174FAF30A22" box="[1231,1382,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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), by having one pair of chin shields (two in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3520510CFD620A0A" box="[608,759,592,617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3520510CFD620A0A" box="[608,759,592,617]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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), by the absence of forelimb (present in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3391510CFAFD0A0A" box="[1233,1384,592,617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3391510CFAFD0A0A" box="[1233,1384,592,617]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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as a distinctive styliform appendage), by the presence of a rudimentary styliform appendage in the hind limb (leg distinctive with two clawed toes in
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A357C51FCFD480ADA" box="[572,733,672,697]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A357C51FCFD400ADA" box="[572,725,672,697]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nothobachia</taxonomicName>
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)
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and a tail shorter than body (longer than body in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A326D51FCFF5F0A82" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A326D51FCFF5F0A82" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A378651ACFECB0B6A" box="[198,350,752,777]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A378651ACFECB0B6A" box="[198,350,752,777]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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shares with
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A36B551ACFD380B6A" box="[501,685,752,777]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Calyptommatus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A36B551ACFD380B6A" box="[501,685,752,777]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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the absence of frontal and supraocular scales, the fused condition of first supraciliary and loreal, the absence of forelimbs, the rudimentary condition of hindlimb, and the short tail, although in
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A36D9501CFDA50B3A" box="[409,560,832,857]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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the tail is longer than in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3414501CFB990B3A" box="[852,1036,832,857]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Calyptommatus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3414501CFB990B3A" box="[852,1036,832,857]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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. Nevertheless, externally
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A327D501CFF4F0BE2" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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lacks two of the most characteristic synapomorphies of
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A34385034FBA50BE2" box="[888,1072,872,897]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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: the ocular scale and the presence of an enlarged temporal on the lateral face of head. The eye in
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A34AA50CCFB170BCA" box="[1002,1154,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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is much larger than in
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A37D750E4FEDA0BB2" box="[151,335,952,977]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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and is never covered by an ocular scale. Likewise the extremely enlarged temporal scale present in all species of
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A368250BCFDEF0B9A" box="[450,634,992,1017]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Calyptommatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is absent in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A345A50BCFC240B9A" box="[794,945,992,1017]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A345A50BCFC240B9A" box="[794,945,992,1017]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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whose narrow temporal scale resembles much more the condition observed in
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A35255754FD690C42" box="[613,764,1032,1057]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Nothobachia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A35255754FD690C42" box="[613,764,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Nothobachia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Considering the other Gymnophthalmini,
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A32445754FA0E0C42" box="[1284,1435,1032,1057]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A32445754FA0E0C42" box="[1284,1435,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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differs from
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A366E576CFE5F0C2A" box="[302,458,1072,1097]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Tretioscincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A366E576CFE5F0C2A" box="[302,458,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Tretioscincus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by the absence of eyelid (present in the latter) and from
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A333B576CFA830C2A" box="[1147,1302,1072,1097]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Tretioscincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A333B576CFA830C2A" box="[1147,1302,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Tretioscincus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3267576CFF7D0C12" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Micrablepharus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3267576CFF7D0C12" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Micrablepharus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A37B95704FE5D0C12" box="[249,456,1112,1137]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Gymnophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A37B95704FE5D0C12" box="[249,456,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Gymnophthalmus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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|
,
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|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A36985704FD340C12" box="[472,673,1112,1137]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Procellosaurinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A36985704FD340C12" box="[472,673,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Procellosaurinus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A35F15704FCAF0C12" box="[689,826,1112,1137]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Vanzosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A35F15704FCAF0C12" box="[689,826,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Vanzosaura</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
and
|
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<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A34375704FBB80C12" box="[887,1069,1112,1137]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Psilophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A34375704FBB80C12" box="[887,1069,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Psilophthalmus</emphasis>
|
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</taxonomicName>
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|
by its elongate body and limb reduced and short tail conditions (lizard-like body form with tail longer than body in the other genera), absence of an external ear opening, absence of frontal, supraocular and loreal scales and the presence of one pair of chin shields (two or three). From
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A353E578CFC8C0C8A" box="[638,793,1232,1257]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Tretioscincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A353E578CFC8C0C8A" box="[638,793,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Tretioscincus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3469578CFC6D0C8A" box="[809,1016,1232,1257]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Gymnophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3469578CFC6D0C8A" box="[809,1016,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Gymnophthalmus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3348578CFB440C8A" box="[1032,1233,1232,1257]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Procellosaurinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3348578CFB440C8A" box="[1032,1233,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Procellosaurinus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A33A0578CFAFC0C8A" box="[1248,1385,1232,1257]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Vanzosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A33A0578CFAFC0C8A" box="[1248,1385,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Vanzosaura</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
and
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A37D757A4FED80D72" box="[151,333,1272,1297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Psilophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A37D757A4FED80D72" box="[151,333,1272,1297]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Psilophthalmus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
it further differs by the absence of prefrontal scales, as well as from
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A333C57A4FA820D72" box="[1148,1303,1272,1297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Tretioscincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A333C57A4FA820D72" box="[1148,1303,1272,1297]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Tretioscincus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A326757A4FF7C0D5A" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Micrablepharus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A326757A4FF7C0D5A" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Micrablepharus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
and
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3663567CFE790D5A" box="[291,492,1312,1337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Procellosaurinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3663567CFE790D5A" box="[291,492,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Procellosaurinus</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
by the presence in these genera of frontoparietal scales, absent in
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A33BD567CFA010D5A" box="[1277,1428,1312,1337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A33BD567CFA010D5A" box="[1277,1428,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
. Among the Gymnophthalmini,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A35475614FD0B0D02" box="[519,670,1352,1377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A35475614FD0B0D02" box="[519,670,1352,1377]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
is unique in having one pair of chin shields.
|
|
</paragraph>
|
|
<paragraph id="EE5C9424FFB8C70A3786562CFB400E61" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,1538]" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3786562CFECB0DEA" box="[198,350,1392,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Scriptosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3786562CFECB0DEA" box="[198,350,1392,1417]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Scriptosaura</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
differs from all other genera included in the Gymnophthalminae (
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A3339562CFCED0DD2" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A3339562CFABB0DEA" box="[1145,1326,1392,1417]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Heterodactylus</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A327C562CFF6E0DD2" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobodactylus</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A364A56C4FE470DD2" box="[266,466,1432,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Alexandresaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexandresaurus</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A36A056C4FDB90DD2" box="[480,556,1432,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Iphisa</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A357B56C4FD420DD2" box="[571,727,1432,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobosaura</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A35A656C4FCED0DD2" box="[742,888,1432,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Acratosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acratosaura</taxonomicName>
|
|
</emphasis>
|
|
and
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A34F756C4FBBB0DD2" box="[951,1070,1432,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Stenolepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A34F756C4FBBB0DD2" box="[951,1070,1432,1457]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">Stenolepis</emphasis>
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|
—tribe Heterodactylini, according to
|
|
<bibRefCitation id="8A72E9D5FFB8C70A37B1569CFE610DB9" author="Pellegrino" box="[241,500,1472,1498]" pageId="2" pageNumber="59" refString="Pellegrino, K. C. M., Rodrigues, M. T., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. & Sites, J. W. (2001) A molecular perspective on the evolution of microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 74, 315 - 338." type="journal article" year="2001">Pellegrino et al., 2001</bibRefCitation>
|
|
) among other characters by the absence of eyelid, absence of frontal, supraocular, and loreal scales, and, except for
|
|
<emphasis id="DC974836FFB8C70A350A56B4FC960E62" box="[586,771,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="52">
|
|
<taxonomicName id="29E3EFA7FFB8C70A350A56B4FD6A0E62" box="[586,767,1512,1537]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="52" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Heterodactylus</taxonomicName>
|
|
,
|
|
</emphasis>
|
|
by the absence of external ear opening.
|
|
</paragraph>
|
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |