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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C58BF4564DF0DFC1C" bold="true" box="[463,543,879,900]" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, female (not collected) in life.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C59B745A0DC53FC5C" bold="true" box="[199,321,939,964]" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A medium-sized
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5B7B45A7DF6EFC5C" box="[523,636,940,964]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">Brookesia</emphasis>
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species characterized by (1) body without a dorsal ridge (keel) and (2) presence of a complete series of laterovertebral pointed tubercles, with (3) the posteriormost laterovertebral pointed tubercle modified into a diamond-shaped pelvic shield, (4) nine pairs of laterovertebral pointed tubercles, (5) absence of enlarged pointed tubercles around the vent, (6) presence of poorly defined laterovertebral tubercles along the entire tail.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C59B5426BDC9AFBE0" box="[197,392,1120,1144]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">Brookesia brunoi</emphasis>
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differs from all other
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5BF4426BDFE6FBE0" box="[644,756,1120,1144]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">Brookesia</emphasis>
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species, except for
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,
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</emphasis>
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5A3B428EDED6FB04" box="[843,964,1156,1180]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. stumpffi</emphasis>
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by characters 13 as listed in the previous paragraph.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C586642A3DCCBFB58" box="[278,473,1192,1216]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">Brookesia brunoi</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5B1C42A2DFE1FB58" box="[620,755,1192,1216]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. valerieae</emphasis>
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by its smaller size (SVL up to 42.8 vs.
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), a clearly defined pelvic shield (vs. poorly defined), and rounded supraocular cone projecting forward to the level of nostril (vs. pointed supraocular cone not projecting forward to the level of nostril). It differs from
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5DDD42FAD85EFA90" box="[1197,1356,1264,1288]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. ambreensis</emphasis>
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by the number of laterovertebral pointed tubercles (9 vs. 1112), presence of poorly defined laterovertebral tubercles on tail (vs. absence), clearly defined pelvic shield (vs. poorly defined); from
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5D654332D9AEFAC8" box="[1045,1212,1336,1360]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. antakarana</emphasis>
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by the number of laterovertebral pointed tubercles (9 vs. 1213); and from
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5A6E4356DEBAFAEC" box="[798,936,1372,1396]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. griveaudi</emphasis>
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by its smaller size (TL up to 67.8 vs.
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), presence of poorly defined laterovertebral tubercles on tail (vs. absence), and rounded supraocular cone (vs. pointed supraocular cone).
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differs from
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5A5843AEDEB0FA24" box="[808,930,1444,1468]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. stumpffi</emphasis>
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by its smaller size (TL up to 67.8 vs.
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) and the presence of poorly defined laterovertebral tubercles on tail (vs. absence).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB1FF8C59B543E7D9A0F920" blockId="4.[151,1437,939,2008]" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">
The most similar species to
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5B6543E6DF96F99C" box="[533,644,1516,1540]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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are
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<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB1FF8C5BCD43E7DE81F99C" box="[701,915,1516,1540]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="67" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">Brookesia brygooi</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
and
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<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB1FF8C5D2B43E6D9ACF99C" box="[1115,1214,1516,1540]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="67" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">B. bonsi</taxonomicName>
.
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Together with the morphologically highly distinct
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5B72401ADF8CF9B0" box="[514,670,1553,1576]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB1FF8C5B72401ADF88F9B0" box="[514,666,1553,1576]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="67" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">B. perarmata</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
these four species form a monophyletic group. Within this clade,
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5CF4401ADDF6F9D4" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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can be distinguished by a combination of characters, especially by its lower number of laterovertebral pointed tubercles (9 vs.
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,
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,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C5A574052DE96F9E8" box="[807,900,1624,1648]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">B. bonsi</emphasis>
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), absence of enlarged pointed tubercles around the vent (present in the other three species), the configuration of its cephalic crest, the lateral tail tubercles (poorly defined), and hemipenial morphology. A summary of these differences is provided in
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB1FF8C59B740C8DF0AF944" bold="true" box="[199,536,1731,1756]" pageId="4" pageNumber="67">
Description of the
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.
</emphasis>
Well preserved male with everted hemipenis and extruded tongue. Snout-vent length
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; tail length
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. Head with lateral, orbital and posterior ridges that form a cephalic crest; crest divided into three plains by a pair of longitudinal parasagittal ridges that start above the eyes converging at the posterior part of the crest resulting in a median plain (MP) on the top of the crest, surrounded by two triangular parietal plains (PP) on each side (see
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, C). Four pointed tubercles on each side of the posterior part of the crest, one at termination point of lateral ridge, one at termination point of parasagittal ridge, and two between the parasagittal and lateral ridges; two pairs of pointed tubercles on lateral surface of head: one supralabial pair, just above posterior angle of mouth, composed of two adjacent conical scales, the posteriormost the biggest, and one infralabial pair of tubercules below posterior angle of mouth. Each tubercle is composed by a single conical scale; orbital crest denticulated; two small and poorly marked inter-orbital ridges converging anteriorly, forming a “Vshaped” pattern; supra-ocular cone rounded and projects forward to level of nostril; supra-nasal cone does not reach as far forward as snout tip.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB0FF8D59B5472CD9BAFE4D" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,1997]" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">Dorsal surface of body flat (without a dorsal ridge or keel); 9 pairs of laterovertebral pointed tubercles form a complete longitudinal line on body; posterior-most (9th) enlarged pair of pointed laterovertebral tubercles project posteriorly and laterally to form a diamond-shaped pelvic shield above insertion point of hind limbs; l st -8th anterior pointed tubercles equally spaced and almost equal in size, perpendicular to body; no ventrolateral pointed tubercle just posterior to the vent at the tail base; reduced laterovertebral pointed tubercles on the tail.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB0FF8D59B547EADE59FC1D" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,1997]" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">
Hemipenis short and stout, in general shape similar to that of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5A0B47E9DEE3FE61" box="[891,1009,481,505]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as described by Brygoo &amp; Domergue (1971) under the name
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D58D3440CDF0EFD86" box="[419,540,518,542]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. ebenaui</emphasis>
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. Because only a single male is available and it is uncertain whether the organs are fully everted and turgid, the exact shape of the hemipenis is difficult to discern. No clear differentiation between truncus and apex. The sulcus spermaticus is short and deep, surrounded by a bulging basal lobe (&quot;bourrelet basal&quot; in Brygoo &amp; Domergue 1971) and the lobular truncus. No field of denticulated papillae as in
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5CF44479DDE2FD36" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brygooi</emphasis>
(Brygoo &amp; Domergue 1971)
</taxonomicName>
is recognizable. A distinct denticulated rotula (&quot;auricule bi-crêté of Brygoo &amp; Domergue 1971; &quot;denticulated lobe&quot; of
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) is visible, much larger and more prominent than in
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D598844D4DC61FD6E" box="[248,371,734,758]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brygooi</emphasis>
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where this rotula is usually smaller, less prominent and less strongly denticulated in the specimens we examined. In comparison to the hemipenes of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5A2C4509DEDBFC81" box="[860,969,769,793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5D754509D96CFC81" box="[1029,1150,769,793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brygooi</emphasis>
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, the organ of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5C564509D88EFC81" box="[1318,1436,769,793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. decaryi</emphasis>
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(examined in ZSM 558/2001 and 560/2001) differs by a sulcus spermaticus that is continuous to the apex, absence of distinct rotulae or papillary fields, and presence of one very characteristic
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long papilla-like protrusion of the apex, along with two much smaller such apical structures.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D59B7459ADC5BFC31" box="[199,329,913,937]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">Coloration.</emphasis>
According to the photographs (
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), the background coloration in life of the
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specimen is beige, with exception of the flanks, the lateral side of the head, the ocular region, the throat and an indistinctly edged vertebral line that are darker. Several dark marks are present on the body: a median transversal black bar joins the summit of each supraocular cone, a median black mark extending from the inferior side of the posterior crest to the inferior side of the first pair of laterovertebral pointed tubercle, a pair of hourglass-shaped black marks running above the parietal ridge of the crest, one pair of black dots between the third and the fourth pair of laterovertebral pointed tubercles, one pair of black dots between the fifth and the sixth pair of laterovertebral pointed tubercle, large black dots below the eighth and the ninth pair of laterovertebral pointed tubercle (see
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, B), and a dozen tiny black dots on the flanks. The iris is faded orange with a thin central whitish ring bordering the pupil. Six months after fixation, the coloration was relatively similar to that in life, with the exception of the flanks that were darker, the dorsal side of the head, which was lighter, and the absence of tiny black dots on the flanks.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D59B7431FDC29FAB5" bold="true" box="[199,315,1300,1325]" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">Variation.</emphasis>
Based on the female
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ZSM 889/2010: SVL
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; tail length
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+
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(cut for molecular analyses). The color of the
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after one year and a half in alcohol was similar to that at the time of collection. Ground color of head, body, tail and dorsal parts of limbs dorsally and laterally beige or brown, often becoming darker dorsally. The ground color is contrasting, with a mosaic of whitish, beige, and brown areas, which can be interpreted as leaf mimesis (or more in general as a mimesis to plant debris of the dry forest floor including also sticks and dried bark) (
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). The blotches on the back break up the background color providing discontinuity thus enhancing the overall cryptic appearance. No measurements are available for the female
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specimen in the UADBA collection (ZCMV 12783).
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D59B74025DE42F9DE" bold="true" box="[199,848,1582,1607]" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">Distribution, conservation and IUCN Red List status.</emphasis>
The new species is currently known only from the
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locality within the Anja Reserve (see
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Fig.
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in
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Crottini
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2011
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), although a recent
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5DED405AD81CF9F1" box="[1181,1294,1617,1641]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">Brookesia</emphasis>
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record from Ambovombé in the far south (
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), ca.
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air distance from the
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locality, seems to refer to
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<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB0FF8D5CF4407DDDF4F928" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="68" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">B. brunoi</taxonomicName>
.
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Furthermore, it is possible that some literature records of
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5A014092D9FFF928" box="[881,1261,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB0FF8D5A014092DEF5F928" box="[881,999,1688,1712]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="68" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">B. decaryi</taxonomicName>
,
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5C534092D88EF928" box="[1315,1436,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. stumpffi</emphasis>
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from the central areas of
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might actually refer to
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D5A2A40B7DED5F94B" box="[858,967,1723,1747]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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indicating that further investigations are required to better understand its actual distribution.
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In the Ambalavao area we did not observe any mineral or precious stone extractions or collecting for the pettrade, but deforestation for agriculture, logging and cattle grazing is widely afflicting the area. Although relatively abundant in the Anja reserve (several individuals were observed in a few hours of active searching) it is possible that
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB0FF8D59BB4164DC2AF81E" box="[203,312,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="68">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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will qualify for inclusion in one of the threatened categories, depending on the actual size of its distribution area. However, due to the limited knowledge on this species we suggest to consider its conservation status as “Data Deficient” according to IUCN criteria (
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).
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB3FF8E59E7419CDC01F835" bold="true" box="[151,275,1943,1966]" pageId="6" pageNumber="69">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
(AB) Photographs of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB3FF8E5B184193DFABF835" bold="true" box="[616,697,1944,1965]" pageId="6" pageNumber="69">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(not collected) in its natural habitat in Anja Reserve during the day. The picture in (A) highlights the mosaic of whitish, beige and brown areas on the body of the specimens that characterise the life coloration of the species. This coloration can be interpreted as plant, stick and dried bark debris mimesis.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59B7469CDCBDFF28" bold="true" box="[199,431,151,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Habitat and habits.</emphasis>
The
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of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B014692DFCEFF28" box="[625,732,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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and the UADBA
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(ZCMV 12783) were found around 21:00 at a roosting height of about
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from the leaf litter on small bushes in the forest of Anja Reserve. With the exception of the
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specimen ZSM 889/2010, found dead in the jaws of a female
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, all other individuals sampled for the molecular analyses were found between 13:00 and 14:00 in the leaf litter (ACZC 1938, ACZC 1981, ACZC 1924) (
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), in shaded spots inside the forest fragment with closed canopy. Another individual was found at night around 21:00 at a roosting height of about
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on small herbal bushes (ACZC 1934). No other
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species were found around the
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locality. Although inhabiting the humid leaf litter this new species is one of the few
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B68479BDF9BFE30" box="[536,649,400,424]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Brookesia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species adapted to the semi-arid deciduous forest of
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. The other species found in arid habitats of the west are
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5BA147BEDE3FFE54" box="[721,813,436,460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A4B47BEDED6FE54" box="[827,964,437,460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. exarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5AA147BED956FE54" box="[977,1092,436,460]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AA147BED956FE54" box="[977,1092,436,460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5D2347BED9FAFE54" box="[1107,1256,437,460]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D2347BED9FAFE54" box="[1107,1256,437,460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5D8647BED87EFE54" box="[1270,1388,436,460]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D8647BED87EFE54" box="[1270,1388,436,460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59E747D3DC1DFE77" box="[151,271,471,495]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. stumpffi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Other reptiles found in the forest of the Anja Reserve during our two visits (
<date id="0E2F0784FFB2FF8F5D1847DCD80CFE77" box="[1128,1310,471,495]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" value="2009-12">December 2009</date>
,
<date id="0E2F0784FFB2FF8F5C5947DCDDC3FD8A" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" value="2010-12">December 2010</date>
) were:
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F585D47F0DCA1FD8B" box="[301,435,507,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Paragehyra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. aff.
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B6B47F7DF46FD8B" box="[539,596,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">petiti</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B1647F0DFCCFD8B" box="[614,734,507,531]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Paroedura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B1647F0DFCCFD8B" box="[614,734,507,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Paroedura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. aff.
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A3647F0DEB0FD8B" box="[838,930,507,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">bastardi</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5AC547F0D965FD8B" box="[949,1143,507,531]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Phelsuma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gouldi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AC547F0D965FD8B" box="[949,1143,507,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Phelsuma gouldi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5DF947F0D886FD8B" box="[1161,1428,507,531]" class="Reptilia" family="Lamprophiidae" genus="Thamnosophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lateralis">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5DF947F0D886FD8B" box="[1161,1428,507,531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Thamnosophis lateralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59E74415DC4AFDAE" box="[151,344,542,566]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Furcifer" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lateralis">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59E74415DC4AFDAE" box="[151,344,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Furcifer lateralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58174415DF3EFDAE" box="[359,556,542,566]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Furcifer" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="oustaleti">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58174415DF3EFDAE" box="[359,556,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Furcifer oustaleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B4C4415DE4FFDAE" box="[572,861,542,566]" class="Reptilia" family="Opluridae" genus="Oplurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quadrimaculatus">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B4C4415DE4FFDAE" box="[572,861,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Oplurus quadrimaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5A1C4415D9D8FDAE" box="[876,1226,542,566]" class="Reptilia" family="Lamprophiidae" genus="Madagascarophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="meridionalis">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A1C4415D9D8FDAE" box="[876,1226,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Madagascarophis meridionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5DAA4415D887FDAE" box="[1242,1429,542,566]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Trachylepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vato">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5DAA4415D887FDAE" box="[1242,1429,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Trachylepis vato</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59B6444ADCD8FDC1" box="[198,458,577,601]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59B6444ADCD4FDC1" box="[198,454,577,601]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="frenatus">Hemidactylus frenatus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="328B72CFFFB2FF8059B7446EDC05F832" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="71" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F59B7446EDFBCFD5C" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,1098]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59B7446EDC5CFDE5" bold="true" box="[199,334,613,637]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Etymology.</emphasis>
A. Crottini dedicates this new species to Bruno Grassi in recognition of his love and support during these years. The specific name is thus a patronym, but in addition recalls the cryptic brownish coloration of the newly described species in Italian language.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F59B744C4DC88FBD2" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,1098]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59B744C4D930FD70" bold="true" box="[199,1058,719,744]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">Mitochondrial variation, differentiation and phylogenetic relationships.</emphasis>
The molecular data confirms the attribution of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F584344FFDC8DFC93" box="[307,415,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to the
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F589F44FFDF71FC93" box="[495,611,755,779]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F589F44FFDF71FC93" box="[495,611,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group (
<bibRefCitation id="1E005CB5FFB2FF8F5BCC44F8DEA5FC93" author="Townsend" box="[700,951,755,779]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" refString="Townsend, T. M., Vieites, D. R, Glaw, F. &amp; Vences, M. (2009) Testing species-level diversification hypotheses in Madagascar: the case of microendemic Brookesia leaf chameleons. Systematic Biology, 58 (6), 641 - 656." type="journal article" year="2009">
Townsend
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A4944FFDE61FC93" box="[825,883,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
). The analyzed specimens of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5C7644FFD860FC93" box="[1286,1394,755,779]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are genetically very uniform and show an intraspecific uncorrected divergence of 0.3%, while the analyzed specimens of
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59C54530DC3EFCCA" box="[181,300,826,850]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59C54530DC3EFCCA" box="[181,300,826,850]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58134530DCC5FCCA" box="[355,471,826,850]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58134530DCC5FCCA" box="[355,471,826,850]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(including the sample from Tsingy the Bemaraha) are more heterogeneous and show intraspecific uncorrected divergence of 4.8% and 7.7% respectively, in the ND2 gene fragment sequences. The genetic distance between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58C74589DF30FC01" box="[439,546,897,921]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58C74589DF30FC01" box="[439,546,897,921]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the three other species of the
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5AD54589D90BFC01" box="[933,1049,897,921]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AD54589D90BFC01" box="[933,1049,897,921]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group (molecular data of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5C4F4589D88EFC01" box="[1343,1436,897,921]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are not available for this gene) ranges between 17.6% (comparison between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5A8845AED971FC24" box="[1016,1123,932,956]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A8845AED971FC24" box="[1016,1123,932,956]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5DEB45AED800FC24" box="[1179,1298,932,956]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5DEB45AED800FC24" box="[1179,1298,932,956]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and 19.7% (comparison between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58E145C2DCEFFC78" box="[401,509,968,992]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58E145C2DCEFFC78" box="[401,509,968,992]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B4745C2DFDFFC78" box="[567,717,969,992]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and the genetic distance between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5D1645C2D9C0FC78" box="[1126,1234,968,992]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D1645C2D9C0FC78" box="[1126,1234,968,992]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5C7C45C2D892FC78" box="[1292,1408,968,992]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5C7C45C2D892FC78" box="[1292,1408,968,992]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 19.1%. Among the species of the analyzed species group the smallest genetic distance is observed between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5CF445E7DDFCFBBE" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5CF445E7DDFCFBBE" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5855421BDC8BFBBE" box="[293,409,1038,1063]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5855421BDC8BFBBE" box="[293,409,1038,1063]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(16.2%) and the highest value between
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5A2D421BDEE1FBBF" box="[861,1011,1040,1063]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A2D421BDEE1FBBF" box="[861,1011,1040,1063]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5D5A421BD98CFBBE" box="[1066,1182,1038,1063]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D5A421BD98CFBBE" box="[1066,1182,1038,1063]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(20.8%). More details are provided in table 1.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F59E74278D88EFB13" blockId="7.[151,1436,1139,1195]" box="[151,1436,1139,1163]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59E74278DC18FB13" bold="true" box="[151,266,1139,1163]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Within- (bold) and among-species genetic divergence of the analysed ND2 mitochondrial fragment based on
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F59E7429FDF88F92E" blockId="7.[151,1436,1139,1195]" lastBlockId="7.[153,1436,1448,2036]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
the pairwise distance calculation for
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B6E429FDE8FFB33" box="[542,925,1172,1195]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B6E429FDFBDFB33" box="[542,687,1172,1195]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">B. perarmata</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5BCA429FDE33FB33" box="[698,801,1172,1195]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">B. brunoi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5A5C429FDE8FFB33" box="[812,925,1172,1195]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">B. brygooi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AA0429FD957FB33" box="[976,1093,1172,1195]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5AA0429FD952FB33" box="[976,1088,1172,1195]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">B. decaryi</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
nc: not calculated. The phylogenetic analyses resulted in a tree with largely unresolved basal relationships (
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) but with good support for the monophyly of the samples of the
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5BC843C7DE38FA7B" box="[696,810,1483,1507]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
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group, and for each species of this species group, hence clearly supporting the distinctness of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B4E43FBDFBAF99E" box="[574,680,1518,1543]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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from the other three analysed species. In the analysis of
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Townsend
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(2009)
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F585C4018DC9AF9B2" box="[300,392,1554,1578]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was sister to
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B534018DF85F9B2" box="[547,663,1554,1578]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on DNA sequences of the ND4 gene available from the study of
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Raxworthy
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F584C403DDC64F9D5" box="[316,374,1589,1613]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">et al.</emphasis>
(2002)
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, and these two species were sister to
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A04403DDEF9F9D5" box="[884,1003,1589,1613]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. We could not include
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D84403DD843F9D5" box="[1268,1361,1589,1613]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in our analysis due to the lack of samples and ND2 sequences for this species, but the combined evidence from this study and the tree of
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Townsend
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B474077DF9AF90B" box="[567,648,1659,1683]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">et al.</emphasis>
(2009)
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suggests these species are related as follows: (
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59D240ABDC0AF92F" box="[162,280,1696,1719]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58524095DC7FF92E" box="[290,365,1694,1718]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58054095DCDEF92E" box="[373,460,1694,1718]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58A64095DF7CF92E" box="[470,622,1694,1718]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58A64095DF01F92E" box="[470,531,1694,1718]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">bonsi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B674095DF7CF92E" box="[535,622,1694,1718]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">decaryi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
)))).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F58B642B6D9E0FAEA" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
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<th id="87704A7AFFB2007758B642B7DF5CFB4A" box="[454,590,1212,1234]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F58B642B6DF5CFB4A" box="[454,590,1213,1234]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58B642B6DF5CFB4A" box="[454,590,1213,1234]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFB200775B9E42B7DE5FFB4A" box="[750,845,1212,1234]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B9E42B6DE5FFB4A" box="[750,845,1212,1234]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B9E42B6DE5FFB4A" box="[750,845,1212,1234]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFB200775AB842B7D921FB4A" box="[968,1075,1212,1234]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5AB842B6D921FB4A" box="[968,1075,1212,1234]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AB842B6D921FB4A" box="[968,1075,1212,1234]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFB200775DC942B7D88EFB4A" box="[1209,1436,1212,1234]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5DC942B6D833FB4A" box="[1209,1313,1212,1234]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5DC942B6D833FB4A" box="[1209,1313,1212,1234]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFB2007759E742EFD88EFB62" box="[151,1436,1252,1274]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="87704A7AFFB2007759E742EFDC34FB62" box="[151,294,1252,1274]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59EF42EEDC34FB62" box="[159,294,1253,1274]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59EF42EEDC34FB62" box="[159,294,1253,1274]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFB2007758B642EFDF5CFB62" box="[454,590,1252,1274]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58B642EFDCCDFB61" bold="true" box="[454,479,1252,1273]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">nc</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C4A12306FFB2007759E74300D88EFABA" box="[151,1436,1291,1314]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="87704A7AFFB2007759E74300DC34FABA" box="[151,294,1291,1314]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59EF4306DDEDFABA" box="[159,255,1292,1314]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59EF4306DDEDFABA" box="[159,255,1292,1314]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFB2007758B64300DF5CFABA" box="[454,590,1291,1314]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">19.7%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775B9E4300DE5FFABA" box="[750,845,1291,1314]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B9E4300DE35FABA" bold="true" box="[750,807,1291,1314]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">0.3%</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C4A12306FFB2007759E74338D88EFAD2" box="[151,1436,1331,1354]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="87704A7AFFB2007759E74338DC34FAD2" box="[151,294,1331,1354]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59EF433EDC18FAD2" box="[159,266,1332,1354]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59EF433EDC18FAD2" box="[159,266,1332,1354]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFB2007758B64338DF5CFAD2" box="[454,590,1331,1354]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">19.0%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775B9E4338DE5FFAD2" box="[750,845,1331,1354]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">17.6%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775AB84338D921FAD2" box="[968,1075,1331,1354]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5AB84338D913FAD2" bold="true" box="[968,1025,1331,1354]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">4.8%</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C4A12306FFB2007759E74350D88EFAEA" box="[151,1436,1371,1394]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<th id="87704A7AFFB2007759E74350DC34FAEA" box="[151,294,1371,1394]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59EF4356DC15FAEA" box="[159,263,1372,1394]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59EF4356DC15FAEA" box="[159,263,1372,1394]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFB2007758B64350DF5CFAEA" box="[454,590,1371,1394]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">20.8%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775B9E4350DE5FFAEA" box="[750,845,1371,1394]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">19.1%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775AB84350D921FAEA" box="[968,1075,1371,1394]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">16.2%</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFB200775DC94350D88EFAEA" box="[1209,1436,1371,1394]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">7.7%</td>
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</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFB2FF8F59B540C9DF02F86C" blockId="7.[153,1436,1448,2036]" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
In our analysis, samples of
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5B5C40C8DFBEF942" box="[556,684,1730,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5B5C40C8DFBEF942" box="[556,684,1730,1754]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are organised in two mitochondrial lineages. Samples from Ankarafantsika belong to one lineage, while the samples of
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5A4E40EDDEA7F965" box="[830,949,1765,1789]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A4E40EDDEA7F965" box="[830,949,1765,1789]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. brygooi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Isalo and Kirindy belong to a second lineage, with an uncorrected average inter-lineage divergence of 5.9%. Furthermore, our analysis includes one sample from the Tsingy de Bemaraha that in our tree is sister to
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5A024127DEF4F8DB" box="[882,998,1835,1859]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the
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locality Ankarafantsika, albeit with a high average divergence (11.3%). Because our sampling does not include
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D02415BD9C7F8FE" box="[1138,1237,1870,1895]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5D02415BD9C3F8FE" box="[1138,1233,1870,1895]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">B. bonsi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
the sister species of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59C84178DC39F812" box="[184,299,1906,1930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
(
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Townsend
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F58C64178DCFDF812" box="[438,495,1906,1930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, we cannot decide whether the Tsingy de Bemaraha sample is to be assigned to
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F59C7419DDC20F835" box="[183,306,1941,1965]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F59C7419DDC3CF835" box="[183,302,1941,1965]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">B. decaryi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
to
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5829419DDCAFF835" box="[345,445,1941,1965]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFB2FF8F5829419DDCABF835" box="[345,441,1941,1965]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">B. bonsi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
or possibly to a third, undescribed species. Neither
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5D7E419DD979F835" box="[1038,1131,1941,1965]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nor
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFB2FF8F5DD1419DD804F835" box="[1185,1302,1941,1965]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="70">B. decaryi</emphasis>
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have so far been reported from the Tsingy de Bemaraha, and a more detailed molecular and morphological study of this population is therefore necessary.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8059E74691DC14FF37" bold="true" box="[151,262,154,175]" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Diagnostic character states of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805B394690DFB9FF37" box="[585,683,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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compared to those of its closest relatives
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<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805D144690D9C1FF37" box="[1124,1235,153,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">B. brygooi</taxonomicName>
,
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,
</emphasis>
and B.
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8059E746B2DDC7FF57" box="[151,213,185,207]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF8059E746B2DDC3FF57" box="[151,209,185,207]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">bonsi</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The table also includes
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8058BD46B1DF2EFF57" box="[461,572,185,207]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. stumpffi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which is the only other superficially similar
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805D7946B2D97DFF57" box="[1033,1135,185,207]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Brookesia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurring in parts of western
</paragraph>
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<collectingCountry id="028661D4FFBDFF8059E746D3DC01FF76" box="[151,275,216,238]" name="Madagascar" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
. Data for
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF80580646D2DCDBFF76" box="[374,457,216,238]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. bonsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were taken from
<bibRefCitation id="1E005CB5FFBDFF805B0C46D2DE43FF76" author="Ramanantsoa" box="[636,849,216,238]" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" refString="Ramanantsoa, G. A. (1979) Description de deux nouvelles especes de Brookesia (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae): B. legendrei et B. bonsi. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4 (1), 685 - 693." type="journal article" year="1979">Ramanantsoa (1979)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8058CC4706D846FEBA" box="[444,1364,268,290]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF8058CC4706DF0EFEBA" box="[444,540,268,290]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">B. brunoi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805B0C4706DFF5FEBA" box="[636,743,268,290]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">B. brygooi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805A144706DEDEFEBA" box="[868,972,268,290]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">B. decaryi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805D554706D96AFEBA" box="[1061,1144,268,290]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">B. bonsi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805D964706D846FEBA" authority="The" authorityName="The" box="[1254,1364,268,290]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stumpffi">B. stumpffi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
The description of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF80580342E3DCF3FB66" box="[371,481,1254,1279]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF80589842ECDF57FB67" bold="true" box="[488,581,1255,1279]" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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adds a distinctive new species to the most basal subclade of the „typical“
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8059E74300DC18FABB" box="[151,266,1291,1315]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Brookesia</emphasis>
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clade that contains
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF8058834307DE71FABB" box="[499,867,1291,1315]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF8058834307DF7FFABB" box="[499,621,1291,1315]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="decaryi">B. decaryi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805B0A4307DFEAFABB" box="[634,760,1291,1315]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brygooi">B. brygooi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805A744307DE71FABB" box="[772,867,1291,1315]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bonsi">B. bonsi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805AEE4307D925FABB" box="[926,1079,1292,1315]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perarmata">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805AEE4307D925FABB" box="[926,1079,1292,1315]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. perarmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. All these four species inhabit dry deciduous forest areas of the west. On the contrary,
<taxonomicName id="BD915AC7FFBDFF805A61433BDE6CFADE" box="[785,894,1326,1351]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Brookesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brunoi">
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805A61433BDE6CFADE" box="[785,894,1326,1351]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brunoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is so far known to inhabit only the dry forest of the Anja Reserve, in the central high plateau of
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, at an elevation of ca.
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a.s.l.. This small area (ca. 30 hectares) close to the town of Ambalavao has been protected since 1999, and is managed by the local community. Recent herpetological surveys in this area found evidence for the existence of several local endemics (
<bibRefCitation id="1E005CB5FFBDFF80586743B5DF11FA4E" author="Crottini" box="[279,515,1470,1495]" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" refString="Crottini, A., Gehring, P-. S., Glaw, F., Harris, D. J., Lima, A. &amp; Vences, M. (2011) Deciphering the cryptic species diversity of dull-colored day gekos Phelsuma (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2982, 340 - 348." type="journal article" year="2011">
Crottini
<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF80580E43CBDCAFFA4E" box="[382,445,1470,1495]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">et al.</emphasis>
2011
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) and the present study represents a step further towards the knowledge and description of its endemic fauna.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFBDFF8059EF4731DC09FB21" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
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<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E74731DC8CFEF7" box="[151,414,314,367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Laterovertebral pointed tubercles</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB4731DF7EFEF7" box="[443,620,314,367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">9</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C4731DE40FEF7" box="[636,850,314,367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">10</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFBD00775A144731D904FEF7" box="[868,1046,314,367]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">10</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFBD00775D554731D9C4FEF7" box="[1061,1238,314,367]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">10</th>
<th id="87704A7AFFBD00775D964731D88EFEF7" box="[1254,1436,314,367]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">910</th>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E74783D88EFE24" box="[151,1436,392,444]" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E74783DC8CFE24" box="[151,414,392,444]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Enlarged pointed tubercles around the vent</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB4783DF7EFE24" box="[443,620,392,444]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">absent</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C4783DE40FE24" box="[636,850,392,444]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">present</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A144783D904FE24" box="[868,1046,392,444]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">present</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D554783D9C4FE24" box="[1061,1238,392,444]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">present</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D964783D88EFE24" box="[1254,1436,392,444]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">absent</td>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E747DED88EFDFE" box="[151,1436,469,614]" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E747DEDC8CFDFE" box="[151,414,469,614]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Laterovertebral tubercles along the entire tail</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB47DEDF7EFDFE" box="[443,620,469,614]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">usually present but poorly defined</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C47DEDE40FDFE" box="[636,850,469,614]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">often only up to 2 tubercles anteriorly</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A1447DED904FDFE" box="[868,1046,469,614]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">typically distinct and strongly expressed on anterior two thirds</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D5547DED9C4FDFE" box="[1061,1238,469,614]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">as far as known present along almost entire tail length</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D9647DED88EFDFE" box="[1254,1436,469,614]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">absent</td>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E74475D88EFD2B" box="[151,1436,638,691]" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E74475DC8CFD2B" box="[151,414,638,691]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Posterior part of the cephalic crest</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB4475DF7EFD2B" box="[443,620,638,691]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">four-tuberculated</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C4475DE40FD2B" box="[636,850,638,691]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">typically three- tuberculated</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A144475D904FD2B" box="[868,1046,638,691]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">four-tuberculated</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D554475D9C4FD2B" box="[1061,1238,638,691]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">possibly three- tuberculated</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D964475D88EFD2B" box="[1254,1436,638,691]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">three- tuberculated</td>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E744C0D88EFC4F" box="[151,1436,715,983]" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E744C0DC8CFC4F" box="[151,414,715,983]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Hemipenis</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB44C0DF7EFC4F" box="[443,620,715,983]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Short and stout. Large and prominent denticulated rotula. No apical field of denticulate papillae. No apical projection.</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C44C0DE40FC4F" box="[636,850,715,983]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Short and stout. Smaller and usually less prominent rotula, sometimes only weakly denticulate. Often with apical field of denticulate papillae. No apical projection.</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A1444C0D904FC4F" box="[868,1046,715,983]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Short and stout. No rotula. No field of papillae. Distinct and long papilla-like apical projection.</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D5544C0D9C4FC4F" box="[1061,1238,715,983]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Rather elongated. Small slightly denticulate rotula. No field of papillae. Distinct but short papilla-like apical projection.</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D9644C0D88EFC4F" box="[1254,1436,715,983]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Elongated. Large central denticulate rotula. Two lateral lobes with denticulate papillae. No apical projection.</td>
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<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E745FBD88EFB9E" box="[151,1436,1008,1030]" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E745FBDC8CFB9E" box="[151,414,1008,1030]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">SVL [mm]</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB45FBDF7EFB9E" box="[443,620,1008,1030]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">40.342.8</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C45FBDE40FB9E" box="[636,850,1008,1030]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">4252</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A1445FBD904FB9E" box="[868,1046,1008,1030]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">4353</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D5545FBD9C4FB9E" box="[1061,1238,1008,1030]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">3740</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D9645FBD88EFB9E" box="[1254,1436,1008,1030]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">4655</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E74215D88EFBAC" box="[151,1436,1054,1076]" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E74215DC8CFBAC" box="[151,414,1054,1076]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">TL [mm]</th>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD007758CB4215DF7EFBAC" box="[443,620,1054,1076]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">66.267.7</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775B0C4215DE40FBAC" box="[636,850,1054,1076]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">6881</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775A144215D904FBAC" box="[868,1046,1054,1076]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">6380</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D554215D9C4FBAC" box="[1061,1238,1054,1076]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">5967</td>
<td id="87704A7AFFBD00775D964215D88EFBAC" box="[1254,1436,1054,1076]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">8193</td>
</tr>
<tr id="C4A12306FFBD007759E74294D88EFB21" box="[151,1436,1183,1209]" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="71" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="87704A7AFFBD007759E74294DC8CFB21" box="[151,414,1183,1209]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">Discussion</th>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7A2E2144FFBDFF8059B5400DDC5DF912" blockId="8.[151,1436,1254,1962]" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">
Based on its morphological characteristics,
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805BC84003DE37F986" box="[696,805,1542,1567]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brunoi</emphasis>
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in addition to its peculiar distribution, has at least two morphological characters that seem to be unique when compared with the other
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species of the
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group: 1) the number of the laterovertebral pointed tubercles; and 2) the absence of enlarged pointed tubercles around the vent.
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The molecular analyses suggest that this species group forms a well-supported monophyletic lineage with high genetic divergences observed between all four species (more than 16% uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence in the ND2), indicating a long divergent evolutionary history. It has been suspected that the genetic variability observed between the different populations of
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805A40410FDEBBF883" box="[816,937,1795,1819]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brygooi</emphasis>
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across the island reflects the existence of a species complex (
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Townsend
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). However, the comparatively high genetic variability within
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<emphasis id="48E5FD56FFBDFF805CF34123DDE1F8FB" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="71">B. brygooi</emphasis>
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, coupled with the lack of obvious morphological differences among the individuals analyzed in this study (see Appendix) suggests that this divergence might more appropriately be considered as intra-specific variability.
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