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Menegon
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Itombwe—
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Hughes
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2018
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. In body shape matching
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6CFFFC768B63F10AF2F93A" box="[1228,1437,1677,1703]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="462">Rh. brevicaudatus</emphasis>
(Matschie)
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[now
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6CFFFC731863CD0DEAF956" box="[351,645,1713,1739]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="462">Rieppeleon brevicaudatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="AF07F8A61E6CFFFC70D163CD0C21F956" author="Matschie" box="[662,846,1713,1739]" firstAuthor="Matschie" pageId="11" pageNumber="462" pagination="101 - 110" refId="ref30488" refString="Matschie, P. (1892) Uber eine kleine Sammlung von Saugethieren und Reptilien, welche Herr L. Conradt aus Usambara (Deutsch Ostafrika) heimgebracht hat. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1892, 101 - 110. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 25602" type="journal article" year="1892">Matschie, 1892</bibRefCitation>
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], but with a short, small, conic rostral process, an anteriorly concave interorbital ridge and without skin fold from the eye to the tail tip. Tail length about one-fifth of the total length. Apart from the two-pointed claw no spine on fingers and toes. Eyelid edge more or less distinctly triangularly acuminate. Temporal ridge and parietal crest well developed. Interorbital edge moderately concave, the two low eyelid processes connected through a transversal ridge. Helmet low, the rear end merging without disruption into the back. Rump high like in
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6CFFFC703B62190C28F8E2" box="[636,839,1893,1919]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="462">Rh. brevicaudatus</emphasis>
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. Dorsal crest weakly toothed. Scalation non-uniform, the slightly larger tubercles, in particular on the extremities, spine-like pointed.
</paragraph>
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Head, chest and outer face of extremities, occasionally also the larger or smaller front half of the rump deep black-brown, the remaining part of the rump brownish white. The underside of the tail, which is thickened in its basal part, especially in males, is in cross-section flat in males.
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, among them
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, from the natural forest beyond the sand mountains of the northwestern shore of Lake Tanganyika.
</paragraph>
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Total length of the largest male
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, tail length somewhat more than
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, greatest rump height
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, head length
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, greatest head width in the eye region
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. Only the outermost tail tip is prehensile.
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Original
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.
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males (NMW 16000-1, NMW 16000-2) and
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female (NMW 16000-3), collected by Rudolph Grauer in 1908. Type locality: “aus dem Urwald hinter den Sandbergen des nordwestlichen Ufers des Tanganyikasees” (i.e., from the dense wooded areas [jungle] beyond the sand mountains of the northwest shore of Lake Tanganyika), further defined as “forest on the Itombwe Plateau” in eastern
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by
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, and subsequently upheld by others (e.g.,
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Hughes
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. 2018
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;
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). According to JMD, the term “Sandberge” is a misreading of [Graben-] “Randberge” (“rift-flank mountains”), a term used to describe where many other specimens were collected by Rudolf Grauer in the same area around the same time. The capital letters “S” and “R” are similar to each other in the style of German handwriting used at that time known as Kurrentschrift. All other specimens collected by Grauer have the locality as “Randberge.” One of the few localities in that area specified by Grauer is “Ugoma,” which is where he collected one of the
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(NMW 8020) of
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6BFFFB7748671C0F84FD00" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="463">Chamaeleon graueri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(=
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6BFFFB735467F80E82FD00" box="[275,493,643,669]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="463">Trioceros johnstoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), described by
<bibRefCitation id="AF07F8A61E6BFFFB70DC67FF0C11FD03" author="Steindachner" box="[667,894,643,670]" firstAuthor="Steindachner" pageId="12" pageNumber="463" pagination="177 - 179" refId="ref31938" refString="Steindachner, F. (1911) Vorlaufiger Bericht uber drei neue Arten aus der Familie Chamaeleontidae. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, 48 (10), 177 - 179." type="journal article" year="1911">Steindachner (1911)</bibRefCitation>
in the same work and apparently from the same type locality as
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6BFFFB730067DB0EB0FD5C" box="[327,479,679,705]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="463">R. boulengeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Consequently, the type locality may refer to Mount Ugoma (
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,
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,
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elevation) in the southernmost part of the Itombwe Plateau, which is in the vicinity of Baraka (ca.
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) and Kabambare in modern-day
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and
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Provinces, eastern
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.
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</emphasis>
Given the absence of a holotype, we designate the male specimen (
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) as the lectotype for the species. This designation formally restricts the type locality to the Itombwe Plateau,
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, as described above. The specimens
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and
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thus become paralectotypes and no longer have any name-bearing function.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6BFFFB72D062040E7AF80C" bold="true" box="[151,277,1912,1937]" pageId="12" pageNumber="463">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Photographs of the lectotype and paralectotypes of
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. Adult male paralectotype (NMW 16000-1): (A)—lateral view; (B)—dorsal head view; (C)—lateral head view. Adult male lectotype (NMW 16000-2): (D)— lateral view; (E)—dorsal head view; (F)—lateral head view. Adult female paralectotype (NMW 16000-3): (G)—lateral view; (H)—dorsal head view; (I)—lateral head view. Photos by PW, Alice Schumacher, and Georg Gassner.
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728065EB0ECFFF2D" box="[199,416,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Referred specimens</emphasis>
.
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(field no.
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,
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,
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elevation)
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,
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,
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,
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elevation)
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,
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(field nos.
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) (
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elevation)
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(field no.
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elevation)
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,
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(field no.
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,
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elevation),
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,
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,
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(
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.
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<subSubSection id="838CD6DC1E6AFFFA728064130D8FFD34" pageId="13" pageNumber="464" type="description">
<paragraph id="CB2985571E6AFFFA728064130D8FFD34" blockId="13.[151,1437,150,933]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
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Description of
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(NMW 16000-2)
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. Adult male, SVL
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and TL
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. Body shape leaf-like. Casque flattened, slightly elevated toward nape, with short head. Four elevated tubercles in center of casque. Neck indistinct from head. Supra-orbital crests distinct with cluster of tubercles connected by ridge of tubercles between crests. Rostral process
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, composed of several elongated tubercles. Temporal crest discrete with five enlarged tubercles extending posteriorly from mid-eye. Nares open in a posterior orientation. Canthal ridge consists of raised tubercles, several raised higher above nares. Two raised tubercles below eye posteriorly and a third above rictus of mouth. Body covered in nearly homogenous, flattened tubercles. Several larger conical tubercles present on dorsal flanks around midbody. Largest body tubercle dorsal to forelimbs. Enlarged conical tubercles present on fore- and hind limbs. Crenulated dorsal crest. Claws bicuspid.
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Coloration of
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(in preservative).
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Photographs of the
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(NMW 16000-2) in preservative are presented in
<figureCitation id="53AD99D21E6AFFFA736D67AB0ED2FD6C" box="[298,445,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1912,1936]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,941,1891]" captionTargetId="figure-392@12.[151,1436,941,1891]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Photographs of the lectotype and paralectotypes of Rhampholeon boulengeri. Adult male paralectotype (NMW 16000-1): (A)—lateral view; (B)—dorsal head view; (C)—lateral head view. Adult male lectotype (NMW 16000-2): (D)— lateral view; (E)—dorsal head view; (F)—lateral head view. Adult female paralectotype (NMW 16000-3): (G)—lateral view; (H)—dorsal head view; (I)—lateral head view. Photos by PW, Alice Schumacher, and Georg Gassner." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547871" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547871/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Figure 7DF</figureCitation>
. Head color is dark brown with lighter brown to pale orange coloration around mouth, especially on lower jaw. Lighter brown hues begin behind the head and extend posteriorly and ventrally to just beyond forelimbs, and dorsally along crest to about midbody. Forelimbs are darker brown with lighter color on palms. Pale brown to white coloration is present on posterior third of body, extending from just beyond midbody to cover hind limbs, rump, and tail. Larger tubercles on body and limbs dark brown to black, especially largest body tubercle located dorsal to forelimbs.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72DF66A80E63FC71" bold="true" box="[152,268,980,1004]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Meristic and mensural characters in type specimens of
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA710066A80B3CFC71" box="[839,1107,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Rhampholeon boulengeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and summary of measurements of examined specimens of topotypic and type material. Linear measurements (in mm) and scale counts are given. See Materials and Methods for explanation of character abbreviations.
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<th id="3677EE691E6A000873A8613A0DECFBC1" box="[495,643,1094,1116]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Types</th>
<th id="3677EE691E6A000871C4613A0AEEFBC1" box="[899,1409,1094,1116]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Summary morphometrics1</th>
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<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736261120ED7FB35" box="[293,440,1134,1192]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">NMW 16000-1 Male</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A861120DECFB35" box="[495,643,1134,1192]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">NMW 16000-2 Male</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE61120C23FB35" box="[697,844,1134,1192]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">NMW 16000-3 Female</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C461120B08FB35" box="[899,1127,1134,1192]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Males n = 9</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA61120AEEFB35" box="[1181,1409,1134,1192]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">Females n = 3</td>
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<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E061C40F94FB52" box="[167,251,1208,1231]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72FD61C40F86FB53" bold="true" box="[186,233,1208,1230]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">SVL</emphasis>
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<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736261C40ED7FB52" box="[293,440,1208,1231]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">46.49</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A861C40DECFB52" box="[495,643,1208,1231]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">51.33</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE61C40C23FB52" box="[697,844,1208,1231]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">51.09</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C461C40B08FB52" box="[899,1127,1208,1231]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">46.7 ± 4.9 (40.153.5)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA61C40AEEFB52" box="[1181,1409,1208,1231]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">45.8 ± 9.1 (35.351.1)</td>
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<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E0619C0F94FB6B" box="[167,251,1248,1270]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA7286619C0F8EFB68" bold="true" box="[193,225,1248,1269]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">TL</emphasis>
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<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362619C0ED7FB6B" box="[293,440,1248,1270]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">12.95</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8619C0DECFB6B" box="[495,643,1248,1270]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">16.43</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE619C0C23FB6B" box="[697,844,1248,1270]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">12.67</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4619C0B08FB6B" box="[899,1127,1248,1270]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">15.6 ± 1.8 (12.917.6)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA619C0AEEFB6B" box="[1181,1409,1248,1270]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">11.3 ± 2.1 (8.912.7)</td>
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<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E0607B0F94FA80" box="[167,251,1287,1309]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72FB607B0F89FA81" bold="true" box="[188,230,1287,1308]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">TaL</emphasis>
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<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362607B0ED7FA80" box="[293,440,1287,1309]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">59.44</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8607B0DECFA80" box="[495,643,1287,1309]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">67.67</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE607B0C23FA80" box="[697,844,1287,1309]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">63.76</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4607B0B08FA80" box="[899,1127,1287,1309]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">62.3 ± 6.4 (53.471.1)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA607B0AEEFA80" box="[1181,1409,1287,1309]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">57.1 ± 11.1 (44.263.8)</td>
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<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E060530F94FAD8" box="[167,251,1327,1349]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728760530F8CFAD9" bold="true" box="[192,227,1327,1348]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">HL</emphasis>
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<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736260530ED7FAD8" box="[293,440,1327,1349]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">14.12</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A860530DECFAD8" box="[495,643,1327,1349]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">16.04</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE60530C23FAD8" box="[697,844,1327,1349]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">15.75</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C460530B08FAD8" box="[899,1127,1327,1349]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">14.5 ± 0.9 (12.916.0)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA60530AEEFAD8" box="[1181,1409,1327,1349]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">14.2 ± 2.3 (11.615.8)</td>
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72FC602A0F89FAF6" bold="true" box="[187,230,1366,1387]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">HW</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362602A0ED7FAF1" box="[293,440,1366,1388]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.98</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8602A0DECFAF1" box="[495,643,1366,1388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.57</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE602A0C23FAF1" box="[697,844,1366,1388]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.89</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4602A0B08FAF1" box="[899,1127,1366,1388]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.2 ± 0.5 (7.38.9)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA602A0AEEFAF1" box="[1181,1409,1366,1388]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.2 ± 1.2 (6.98.9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E060010AEEFA0E" box="[167,1409,1405,1427]" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E060010F94FA0E" box="[167,251,1405,1427]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72F960010F8CFA0F" bold="true" box="[190,227,1405,1426]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">HH</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736260010ED7FA0E" box="[293,440,1405,1427]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.97</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A860010DECFA0E" box="[495,643,1405,1427]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">10.64</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE60010C23FA0E" box="[697,844,1405,1427]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">11.24</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C460010B08FA0E" box="[899,1127,1405,1427]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.9 ± 1.4 (6.510.6)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA60010AEEFA0E" box="[1181,1409,1405,1427]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.1 ± 2.9 (5.711.2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E060D90AEEFA26" box="[167,1409,1445,1467]" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E060D90F94FA26" box="[167,251,1445,1467]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72F960D90F8AFA27" bold="true" box="[190,229,1445,1466]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">ML</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736260D90ED7FA26" box="[293,440,1445,1467]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.85</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A860D90DECFA26" box="[495,643,1445,1467]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.66</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE60D90C23FA26" box="[697,844,1445,1467]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.32</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C460D90B08FA26" box="[899,1127,1445,1467]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.3 ± 0.9 (7.910.5)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA60D90AEEFA26" box="[1181,1409,1445,1467]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.8 ± 1.3 (7.39.9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E060B70AEEFA7F" box="[167,1409,1483,1506]" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E060B70F94FA7F" box="[167,251,1483,1506]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728760B70F8EFA7C" bold="true" box="[192,225,1483,1505]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">CE</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736260B70ED7FA7F" box="[293,440,1483,1506]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.17</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A860B70DECFA7F" box="[495,643,1483,1506]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.52</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE60B70C23FA7F" box="[697,844,1483,1506]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.94</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C460B70B08FA7F" box="[899,1127,1483,1506]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.1 ± 0.6 (6.48.5)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA60B70AEEFA7F" box="[1181,1409,1483,1506]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">6.9 ± 1.2 (5.67.9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E0608F0AEEF994" box="[167,1409,1523,1545]" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E0608F0F94F994" box="[167,251,1523,1545]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA7284608F0F8FF994" bold="true" box="[195,224,1523,1545]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">SL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362608F0ED7F994" box="[293,440,1523,1545]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">4.77</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8608F0DECF994" box="[495,643,1523,1545]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">5.05</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE608F0C23F994" box="[697,844,1523,1545]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">6.29</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4608F0B08F994" box="[899,1127,1523,1545]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">5.0 ± 0.4 (4.35.5)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA608F0AEEF994" box="[1181,1409,1523,1545]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">5.2 ± 1.1 (4.26.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E063670AEEF9AC" box="[167,1409,1563,1585]" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E063670F94F9AC" box="[167,251,1563,1585]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728763670F8EF9AD" bold="true" box="[192,225,1563,1584]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">ED</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736263670ED7F9AC" box="[293,440,1563,1585]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">3.77</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A863670DECF9AC" box="[495,643,1563,1585]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">4.61</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE63670C23F9AC" box="[697,844,1563,1585]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">4.15</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C463670B08F9AC" box="[899,1127,1563,1585]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">4.2 ± 0.3 (3.74.6)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA63670AEEF9AC" box="[1181,1409,1563,1585]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">4.0 ± 0.5 (3.54.5)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E0633D0AEEF9C5" box="[167,1409,1601,1624]" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E0633D0F94F9C5" box="[167,251,1601,1624]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72F8633D0F8DF9CA" bold="true" box="[191,226,1601,1623]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">CC</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362633D0ED7F9C5" box="[293,440,1601,1624]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">6.87</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8633D0DECF9C5" box="[495,643,1601,1624]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.21</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE633D0C23F9C5" box="[697,844,1601,1624]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.34</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4633D0B08F9C5" box="[899,1127,1601,1624]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">6.6 ± 0.6 (5.87.5)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA633D0AEEF9C5" box="[1181,1409,1601,1624]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">6.0 ± 1.2 (4.97.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E063150AEEF9E2" box="[167,1409,1641,1663]" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E063150F94F9E2" box="[167,251,1641,1663]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728263150FB1F9E3" bold="true" box="[197,222,1641,1662]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">IL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736263150ED7F9E2" box="[293,440,1641,1663]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">23.83</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A863150DECF9E2" box="[495,643,1641,1663]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">25.14</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE63150C23F9E2" box="[697,844,1641,1663]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">28.19</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C463150B08F9E2" box="[899,1127,1641,1663]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">23.7 ± 2.8 (20.228.4)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA63150AEEF9E2" box="[1181,1409,1641,1663]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">23.6 ± 6.2 (16.528.2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E063EC0AEEF93A" box="[167,1409,1680,1703]" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E063EC0F94F93A" box="[167,251,1680,1703]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72FD63EC0F86F938" bold="true" box="[186,233,1680,1701]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">FLL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736263EC0ED7F93A" box="[293,440,1680,1703]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.09</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A863EC0DECF93A" box="[495,643,1680,1703]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.58</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE63EC0C23F93A" box="[697,844,1680,1703]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.54</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C463EC0B08F93A" box="[899,1127,1680,1703]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.7 ± 0.9 (8.110.8)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA63EC0AEEF93A" box="[1181,1409,1680,1703]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.7 ± 1.9 (6.69.9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E063C40AEEF953" box="[167,1409,1720,1742]" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E063C40F94F953" box="[167,251,1720,1742]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72FF63C40F84F950" bold="true" box="[184,235,1720,1741]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">HLL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736263C40ED7F953" box="[293,440,1720,1742]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">7.46</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A863C40DECF953" box="[495,643,1720,1742]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.34</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE63C40C23F953" box="[697,844,1720,1742]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.33</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C463C40B08F953" box="[899,1127,1720,1742]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">9.2 ± 0.9 (7.510.3)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA63C40AEEF953" box="[1181,1409,1720,1742]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">8.2 ± 1.7 (6.29.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E063A30AEEF968" box="[167,1409,1759,1781]" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E063A30F94F968" box="[167,251,1759,1781]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728663A30F8DF969" bold="true" box="[193,226,1759,1780]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">UL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736263A30ED7F968" box="[293,440,1759,1781]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A863A30DECF968" box="[495,643,1759,1781]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE63A30C23F968" box="[697,844,1759,1781]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C463A30B08F968" box="[899,1127,1759,1781]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">94 ± 6 (86102)^</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA63A30AEEF968" box="[1181,1409,1759,1781]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">101 ± 1.4 (100102)^</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E0627A0AEEF881" box="[167,1409,1798,1820]" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E0627A0F94F881" box="[167,251,1798,1820]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA7286627A0F8EF886" bold="true" box="[193,225,1798,1819]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">LL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A00087362627A0ED7F881" box="[293,440,1798,1820]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A8627A0DECF881" box="[495,643,1798,1820]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE627A0C23F881" box="[697,844,1798,1820]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">-</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C4627A0B08F881" box="[899,1127,1798,1820]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">91.7 ± 7.2 (80102)^</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA627A0AEEF881" box="[1181,1409,1798,1820]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">100 ± 0.0 (100100)^</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E062520AEEF8D9" box="[167,1409,1838,1860]" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E062520F94F8D9" box="[167,251,1838,1860]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA728662520F8EF8DE" bold="true" box="[193,225,1838,1859]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">RP</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736262520ED7F8D9" box="[293,440,1838,1860]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">1.58</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A862520DECF8D9" box="[495,643,1838,1860]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">2.1</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE62520C23F8D9" box="[697,844,1838,1860]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">1.68</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C462520B08F8D9" box="[899,1127,1838,1860]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">1.5 ± 0.5 (0.92.2)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA62520AEEF8D9" box="[1181,1409,1838,1860]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">1.4 ± 0.4 (0.91.7)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="75A687151E6A000872E062290AEEF8F6" box="[167,1409,1877,1899]" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<th id="3677EE691E6A000872E062290F94F8F6" box="[167,251,1877,1899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">
<emphasis id="F9E259451E6AFFFA72E062290F94F8F6" bold="true" box="[167,251,1877,1899]" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">TL/SVL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3677EE691E6A0008736262290ED7F8F6" box="[293,440,1877,1899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">0.279</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000873A862290DECF8F6" box="[495,643,1877,1899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">0.320</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000870FE62290C23F8F6" box="[697,844,1877,1899]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">0.248</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000871C462290B08F8F6" box="[899,1127,1877,1899]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">0.33 ± 0.03 (0.270.36)</td>
<td id="3677EE691E6A000876DA62290AEEF8F6" box="[1181,1409,1877,1899]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="464">0.24 ± 0.00 (0.240.25)</td>
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</table>
</paragraph>
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Included in these data are measurements from the lectotype and paralectotypes. ^Sample sizes less than shown above.
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<emphasis id="F9E259451E69FFF9728065EB0E58FF2D" box="[199,311,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">Variation.</emphasis>
A summary of pairwise sequence divergence for three DNA markers (
<emphasis id="F9E259451E69FFF9763465EA0BF2FF2D" box="[1139,1181,150,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">16S</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="F9E259451E69FFF976E865EB0B8BFF2C" box="[1199,1252,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">ND2</emphasis>
, and
<emphasis id="F9E259451E69FFF9776F65EB0A19FF2C" box="[1320,1398,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">RAG-1</emphasis>
) is presented in Supplementary Material 1. A summary of morphometrics and measurements of the
<typeStatus id="142D3BF51E69FFF9768F65C70B97FF48" box="[1224,1272,187,213]" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">type</typeStatus>
specimens are presented in
<tableCitation id="8614B0EC1E69FFF9736F65A30E13FF64" box="[296,380,223,249]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="13.[152,244,980,1004]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="TABLE 2. Meristic andmensural characters intype specimens of Rhampholeon boulengeri and summary of measurements of examined specimens of topotypic and type material. Linear measurements (in mm) and scale counts are given. See Materials and Methods for explanation of character abbreviations." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/9FE9D5DF1E6AFFFA72DF66A80C36FBA9" pageId="14" pageNumber="465" tableUuid="9FE9D5DF1E6AFFFA72DF66A80C36FBA9">Table 2</tableCitation>
and comparative boxplots for the species in
<figureCitation id="53AD99D21E69FFF9713E65A30CB4FF64" box="[889,987,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1842,1866]" captionTargetBox="[209,1381,181,1814]" captionTargetId="figure-20@8.[205,1383,181,1818]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Box plots showing variation in external traits of the Rhampholeon boulengeri complex from the Albertine Rift, Central Africa. Sample sizes for each species are denoted in the bottom right quarter. Males and females are separated to show degree of sexual-size dimorphism across members of the complex. All measurements are in mm. Plots show the median, 1st and 3rd quartiles, minimum and maximum inter-quartile ranges, and outliers. Refer to text for description of the linear measurements." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547865" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547865/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="465">Figure 4</figureCitation>
. Photographs of the
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specimens are presented in
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and images displaying variation in life for the species are presented in
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. Males and females are similar in body size, but males have longer tails.
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The species is distributed in montane forest in eastern
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at elevations between 2100 and
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.
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specimen (UTEP 22684) collected on
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with an SVL of
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and TL of
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was gravid. Most data on natural history previously assigned to the nominal taxon (for a summary see
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) actually refers to other, cryptic species (see below).
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