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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFF55FF61DA36FF30" bold="true" box="[151,357,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus tatei</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="616F7BF6FFED427CFEB6FF61D93FFF30" author="Burt, C. E. & Burt, M. D." box="[372,620,151,177]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" pagination="227 - 395" refId="ref33163" refString="Burt, C. E. & Burt, M. D. (1931) South American lizards in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 61, 227 - 395." type="journal article" year="1931">Burt and Burt 1931</bibRefCitation>
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)
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<paragraph id="05410607FFED427CFF55FF4CD846FF55" blockId="46.[151,789,151,212]" box="[151,789,186,212]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Tate’s water teiid; Lagartijo acuático de Tate; Maskani</paragraph>
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Camps IV, V,
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Locality
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.
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.
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<specimenCode id="5558AE7CFFED427CFD53FEFCD802FEA5" box="[657,849,266,292]" collectionCode="EBRG" country="Venezuela" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/ar2q-hqc7" name="Museo de la Estacion Biologia de Rancho Grande" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">EBRG 4250–53</specimenCode>
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.
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Originally described as
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of
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFDB1FEC4D850FECA" box="[627,771,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Arthrosaura</emphasis>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="616F7BF6FFED427CFCD1FEC4D8E6FECD" author="Uzzell, T. M." box="[787,949,306,332]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" pagination="277 - 327" refId="ref38114" refString="Uzzell, T. M. (1966) Teiid lizards of the genus Neusticurus (Reptilia, Sauria). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132, 277 - 327." type="journal article" year="1966">Uzzell (1966)</bibRefCitation>
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erroneously considered
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFB15FEC4DE0AFECA" box="[1239,1369,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. racenisi</emphasis>
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to be conspecific with
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFE9DFEACDAE5FEF2" box="[351,438,346,371]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. tatei</emphasis>
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.
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<bibRefCitation id="616F7BF6FFED427CFE07FEACD993FEF5" author="Van Devender, R. W." box="[453,704,346,372]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" pagination="105 - 107" refId="ref38150" refString="Van Devender, R. W. (1967) Resurrection of Neusticurus racenisi (Sauria, Teiidae). Journal of Herpetology, 3, 105 - 107." type="journal article" year="1967">Van Devender (1967)</bibRefCitation>
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recognized
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFC92FEACD882FEF2" box="[848,977,346,371]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. racenisi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFBC9FEACDF32FEF2" box="[1035,1121,346,371]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. tatei</emphasis>
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as separate species. Avila- Pires (1995) and
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<bibRefCitation id="616F7BF6FFED427CFEA0FE74D9F8FE1D" author="Donnelly, M. A. & Myers, C. W." box="[354,683,386,412]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" pagination="1 - 54" refId="ref33822" refString="Donnelly, M. A. & Myers, C. W. (1991) Herpetological Results of the 1990 expedition to the summit of Cerro Guaquinima, with new tepui reptiles. American Museum Novitates, 3017, 1 - 54." type="journal article" year="1991">Donnelly and Myers (1991)</bibRefCitation>
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provided good redescriptions of
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFBF1FE74DFE7FE1A" box="[1075,1204,386,411]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. racenisi</emphasis>
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. We here provide a modern diagnosis for
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFE55FE5CDABEFE42" box="[407,493,426,451]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. tatei</emphasis>
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based on the
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we collected.
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFF04FE24DA15FE6D" bold="true" box="[198,326,466,492]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFE93FE24DA8EFE6A" authorityName="A.M.C.Dumeril & Bibron" authorityYear="1839" box="[337,477,466,491]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFE93FE24DA8EFE6A" box="[337,477,466,491]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus</emphasis>
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with elongate snout, regular scales in frontonasal-prefrontal region, tympanum deeply recessed in the external auditory meatus, lower eyelid with semitransparent disc of 4 or 5 palpebrals. Dorsum with enlarged, keeled scales on midline and paravertebral zone without enlarged tubercles; flanks with keeled scales of equal size. Scales across sides and dorsum in three different rings (one posterior to the forelimbs, another at midbody, the last before hind limbs) 29-35-28 on male (EBRG 4250), 34-34-39, 33-30- 31, and 31-27-30 (respectively on
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<specimenCount id="13F8CD8EFFED427CFDF7FD6CD987FD35" box="[565,724,666,692]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" type="female">three females</specimenCount>
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EBRG 4251–53). Ventrals in 28, 27-27-29 transverse rows with 6–9 scales each (all specimens combined). Tail distinctly compressed without rows of tubercles, with enlarged, keeled scales forming double dorsal crest on distal part of tail. Male with 30 and 31 (total 61) femoral pores; 22 subdigital lamellae on Finger 4, 33 on Toe 4. Three females with 20–23 (mean = 21.7) subdigital lamellae on Finger 4, 32–34 (mean = 33) on Toe 4. Size of male (EBRG 4250)
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SVL,
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TL (tail half regenerated), 39.0 mm RHL, 51.0 mm RFL, 28.0 mm HL, 15.5 mm HW, 10.0 mm L4F, 16.8 mm L4T. Size of females 85.0-80.0-73.0 mm SVL, 125 (tail half regenerated)-160- (tail 1/6 regenerated)-145 (tail 1/5 regenerated) mm TL, 31.0-30.0-24.0 mm RHL, 45.0-44.0-44.0 mm RFL, 23.5-21.5-20.6 mm HL, 12.3-11.2- 11.0 mm HW, 8.0-7.0-7.8 mm L4F, 13.5-13.5-13.5 mm L4T.
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Other
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFED2FBF4DACFFB9A" box="[272,412,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus</emphasis>
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reported from the Venezuelan Guayana are
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFC62FBF4DE38FB9A" box="[928,1387,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
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<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFC62FBF4DF18FB9A" box="[928,1099,1026,1051]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicarinatus">N. bicarinatus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFB95FBF4DF84FB9A" authorityName="Dixon & Lamar" authorityYear="1981" box="[1111,1239,1026,1051]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medemi">N. medemi</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFB21FBF4DE35FB9A" authorityName="Roze" authorityYear="1958" box="[1251,1382,1026,1051]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">N. racenisi</taxonomicName>
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,
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</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFF55FBDCDBA7FBC2" box="[151,244,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. rudis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFEC1FBDCDA9AFBC2" box="[259,457,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus tatei</emphasis>
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can be easily differentiated from
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<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFC93FBDCD882FBC2" box="[849,977,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. racenisi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
(sympatric in Sarisariñama) by the following characters (those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFE27FBA5D96DFBED" baseAuthorityName="Burt and Burt" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[485,574,1107,1132]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tatei">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFE27FBA5D96DFBED" box="[485,574,1107,1132]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. tatei</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in parentheses): short snout (elongated), irregular scales in frontonasalprefrontal region (regular), smaller scales on flanks and dorsum in a transversal count, up to 63 (larger, up to 39).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFF0EFB55DAB6FB3D" box="[204,485,1187,1212]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicarinatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFF0EFB55DAB6FB3D" box="[204,485,1187,1212]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus bicarinatus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has six longitudinal rows of tubercles on the dorsum (none).
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||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFB6CFB55DEC8FB3D" authorityName="Dixon & Lamar" authorityYear="1981" box="[1198,1435,1187,1212]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medemi">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFB6CFB55DEC8FB3D" box="[1198,1435,1187,1212]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus medemi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFEF5FB3DDAEFFB65" authorityName="Roze" authorityYear="1958" box="[311,444,1227,1252]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFEF5FB3DDAEFFB65" box="[311,444,1227,1252]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">N. racenisi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having irregular scales on frontonasal-prefrontal region (regular) (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="616F7BF6FFED427CFAD8FB3CDA7FFA8D" author="Dixon, J. R. & Lamar, W. W." pageId="46" pageNumber="47" pagination="309 - 314" refId="ref33693" refString="Dixon, J. R. & Lamar, W. W. (1981) A new species of microteid lizard (genus Neusticurus) from Colombia. Journal of Herpetology, 15, 309 - 314." type="journal article" year="1981">Dixon and Lamar 1981</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFED427CFE87FB05D94BFA8D" authorityName="Boulenger" authorityYear="1900" box="[325,536,1267,1292]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rudis">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFE87FB05D94BFA8D" box="[325,536,1267,1292]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Neusticurus rudis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a moderately short snout (elongate), 4–6 regular or irregular rows of tubercles on the dorsum (none), flanks with prominent trihedral tubercles surrounded by distinctly smaller scales (absent).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="05410607FFED427CFF04FA9CD99AF9CD" blockId="46.[151,1436,266,1932]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
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||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFED427CFF04FA9CDA07FA05" bold="true" box="[198,340,1386,1412]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Coloration.</emphasis>
|
||
In life, male reddish brown dorsally; sides of head reddish orange; gular region yellow (
|
||
<figureCitation id="9DC51A82FFED427CFAAEFA9CDBE4FA2D" captionStart="FIGURE 18" captionStartId="47.[151,255,1433,1457]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,594,1409]" captionTargetId="figure-289@47.[151,1436,594,1409]" captionTargetPageId="47" captionText="FIGURE 18. Male (EBRG 4250; bottom) and female (EBRG 4252; top) of Neusticurus tatei." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10659965" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10659965/files/figure.png" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
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||
, bottom); belly grayish white; lower surfaces of tail were dark gray; femoral pores yellow; soles and palms gray. Female pattern distinctive (EBRG 4252) (
|
||
<figureCitation id="9DC51A82FFED427CFD13FA4CD87AFA55" box="[721,809,1466,1492]" captionStart="FIGURE 18" captionStartId="47.[151,255,1433,1457]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,594,1409]" captionTargetId="figure-289@47.[151,1436,594,1409]" captionTargetPageId="47" captionText="FIGURE 18. Male (EBRG 4250; bottom) and female (EBRG 4252; top) of Neusticurus tatei." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10659965" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10659965/files/figure.png" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
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||
, top); head dark brown anteriorly, with dirty yellow marbling on sides; tympanic to gular regions yellow; dorsum dark reddish brown with dorsolateral orange spots; transverse broken rings of scales on flanks yellow, between normal dorsal colored flanks; belly dirty white or each scale dirty white with gray center.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="05410607FFED427DFF04F9ACDF4FFF33" blockId="46.[151,1436,266,1932]" lastBlockId="47.[151,1436,152,538]" lastPageId="47" lastPageNumber="48" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">In preservative, male uniformly dark brown dorsally; chin and throat white with gray mottling on infralabials; venter white, pale gray on chest and dark bluish gray on underside of tail; femoral pores dirty white. Of females, EBRG 4253, the darkest, with dark brown dorsum with diffuse pale brown spots dorsolaterally; ventral aspect of head pale gray; scales on chest and preanal plate white with dark gray center scales on belly and anterior part of the tail, darker gray distally. EBRG 4252 similar, but with more contrasting pattern, especially with pale yellow dorsolateral spots (each covering four scales), and broken transversal bands of scales on flanks white; gular region, chest, and belly dirty white; preanal plate and ventral surfaces of tail like EBRG 4253; sides of tail with a checkered pattern consisting of dark and pale brown squares, those on upper side of spots and pale orange to white spots dorsolaterally; venter as in EBRG 4252.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="05410607FFEC427DFF04FF49D8A5FE23" blockId="47.[151,1436,152,538]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
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||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFEC427DFF04FF49DAC2FF58" bold="true" box="[198,401,191,217]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Natural history.</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="B5960C5AFFEC427DFE5FFF36D8A1FE23" collectionCode="IV" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" elevation="750" location="This" municipality="It" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Amazonas">
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<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFE5FFF36DA82FF5B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFE5FFF36DA82FF5B" box="[413,465,192,218]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="This" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">This</location>
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||
species, which previously was known from few specimens from
|
||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFB3CFF36DECBFF5B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFB3CFF36DECBFF5B" box="[1278,1432,192,218]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="Cerro Duida" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">Cerro Duida</location>
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||
,
|
||
<collectingRegion id="C73AC8E5FFEC427DFF55FF1EDA45FE83" box="[151,278,232,258]" country="Venezuela" name="Amazonas" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Amazonas</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingCountry id="7DE94697FFEC427DFEE0FF1EDACEFE83" box="[290,413,232,258]" name="Venezuela" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
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, was common at
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<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFDA9FF1ED854FE83" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFDA9FF1ED854FE83" box="[619,775,232,258]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="Sarisarinama" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">Sarisariñama</location>
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, both at
|
||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFCAFFF1EDF6FFE83" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFCAFFF1EDF6FFE83" box="[877,1084,232,258]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="Canaracuni creek" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">Canaracuni creek</location>
|
||
, and at the base and slopes of the mountain (
|
||
<quantity id="C206ABE2FFEC427DFE87FEE6DA8CFEAB" box="[325,479,272,298]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.5" metricValueMax="11.0" metricValueMin="4.0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" unit="m" value="750.0" valueMax="1100.0" valueMin="400.0">
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<elevation id="8ED3E134FFEC427DFE87FEE6DA8CFEAB" box="[325,479,272,298]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.5" metricValueMax="11.0" metricValueMin="4.0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" unit="m" value="750.0" valueMax="1100.0" valueMin="400.0">400–1100 m</elevation>
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</quantity>
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||
).
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||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFE34FEE6D95BFEAB" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFE34FEE6D95BFEAB" box="[502,520,272,298]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="It" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">It</location>
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||
was sympatric with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFEC427DFCC6FEE6D8ABFEA8" authorityName="Roze" authorityYear="1958" box="[772,1016,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFEC427DFCC6FEE6D8ABFEA8" box="[772,1016,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Neusticurus racenisi</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
at
|
||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFBE3FEE6DFA7FEAB" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFBE3FEE6DFA7FEAB" box="[1057,1268,272,298]" country="Venezuela" county="At Camp" municipality="It" name="Canaracuni creek" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Amazonas">Canaracuni creek</location>
|
||
.
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="E5259C7DFFEC427DFAC3FEE6DE40FEAB" box="[1281,1299,272,298]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">It</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
is a highly aquatic species, active only by day, escaping by swimming or diving as soon as they are approached.
|
||
<collectingCounty id="EC207E8BFFEC427DFAF0FECEDECFFED3" box="[1330,1436,312,338]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">At Camp</collectingCounty>
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||
<collectionCode id="63EF9EC2FFEC427DFF55FE96DBE6FEFB" box="[151,181,352,378]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">IV</collectionCode>
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||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="13F8CD8EFFEC427DFF03FE96DA19FEFB" box="[193,330,352,378]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" type="adult">three adults</specimenCount>
|
||
were resting in a crevice at night in the spray zone of a cascade. All specimens have regenerated tails, suggesting a possible high predation rate or interspecific fights
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="4DE4558CFFEC427DFF04FE59DFCCFD9B" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" type="materials_examined">
|
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<paragraph id="05410607FFEC427DFF04FE59DA18FE73" blockId="47.[151,1436,152,538]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFEC427DFF04FE59DA94FE48" bold="true" box="[198,455,431,457]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Material examined.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFEC427DFE1EFE46D852FE48" box="[476,769,432,457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicarinatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFEC427DFE1EFE46D852FE48" box="[476,769,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Neusticurus bicarinatus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.—
|
||
<materialsCitation id="B5960C5AFFEC427DFCE6FE46DA14FE73" collectionCode="MBUCV" collectorName="de Lema" country="Venezuela" location="Sierra de Lema" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" specimenCode="MBUCV 8011" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Bolivar">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7DE94697FFEC427DFCE6FE46D88AFE4B" box="[804,985,432,458]" name="Venezuela" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">VENEZUELA</collectingCountry>
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||
: Estado
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||
<collectingRegion id="C73AC8E5FFEC427DFB97FE46DFFCFE4B" box="[1109,1199,432,458]" country="Venezuela" name="Bolivar" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Bolivar</collectingRegion>
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,
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||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFB05FE46DECBFE4B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFB05FE46DECBFE4B" box="[1223,1432,432,458]" country="Venezuela" name="Sierra de Lema" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Bolivar">
|
||
Sierra
|
||
<collectorName id="A80B63D1FFEC427DFAE0FE46DECBFE4B" box="[1314,1432,432,458]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">de Lema</collectorName>
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||
</location>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCode id="5558AE7CFFEC427DFF55FE2EDA14FE73" box="[151,327,472,498]" collectionCode="MBUCV" country="Venezuela" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/7nxg-etxt" name="Museo de Biologia de la Universidad Central de Venezuela" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">MBUCV 8011</specimenCode>
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="05410607FFEC427DFF04FDF6DFCCFD9B" blockId="47.[151,1436,152,538]" box="[198,1183,512,538]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
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||
<taxonomicName id="C2FE7D84FFEC427DFF04FDF6DADDFD98" baseAuthorityName="Burt and Burt" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[198,398,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tatei">
|
||
<emphasis id="378ADA15FFEC427DFF04FDF6DADDFD98" box="[198,398,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Neusticurus tatei</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.—
|
||
<materialsCitation id="B5960C5AFFEC427DFE72FDF6DF75FD9B" box="[432,1062,512,538]" collectionCode="EBRG" country="Venezuela" location="Sarisarinama" municipality="Estado" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Bolivar">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7DE94697FFEC427DFE72FDF6D936FD9B" box="[432,613,512,538]" name="Venezuela" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">VENEZUELA</collectingCountry>
|
||
:
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="E5259C7DFFEC427DFDB2FDF6D993FD9B" box="[624,704,512,538]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Estado</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
<collectingRegion id="C73AC8E5FFEC427DFD05FDF6D873FD9B" box="[711,800,512,538]" country="Venezuela" name="Bolivar" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Bolivar</collectingRegion>
|
||
,
|
||
<location id="002150DCFFEC427DFCEEFDF6D89BFD9B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:8D57B711FFED427DFF55FF61DFCCFD9B:002150DCFFEC427DFCEEFDF6D89BFD9B" box="[812,968,512,538]" country="Venezuela" municipality="Estado" name="Sarisarinama" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" stateProvince="Bolivar">Sarisariñama</location>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectionCode id="63EF9EC2FFEC427DFC11FDF6DF75FD9B" box="[979,1062,512,538]" country="Venezuela" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/ar2q-hqc7" name="Museo de la Estacion Biologia de Rancho Grande" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">EBRG</collectionCode>
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
: 4250–53.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |