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This species can be distinguished from
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by having a discontinuous row of enlarged vertebral scales (row absent in
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), and caudal whorls of spiny scales separated by two (ventrally) and three (dorsally) transverse rows of scales (three and four in
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, respectively).
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stated that another difference between
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is that the tail is compressed in the former and circular (presumably in cross section) in the latter; however, we find that the tail in both species is nearly circular in cross section.
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differs from
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(character states in parentheses) in having usually two femoral pores on each leg (34); four postrostrals (five); two postmentals (four), a smaller body size (maximum SVL
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in males,
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in females); and in lacking dark streaks on throat in females (streaks present).
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<emphasis id="B95FEAF9FF9A606669D18AD9D023FE43" bold="true" box="[197,343,439,464]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Description.</emphasis>
(1) dorsal head scales smooth, not projecting dorsally, some occipitals granular; (2) posterior superciliaries not enlarged relative to adjacent scales; (3) scales on lateral edge of skull roof just posterior to superciliaries not projecting; (4) all pretympanic scales similar in size; (5) gular scales granular or flat and smooth, juxtaposed or slightly imbricate, not projecting ventrally; (6) dorsal neck scales heterogeneous in size, granular or large and conical; lateral neck scales granular, homogeneous in size; (7) some vertebrals between the scapular and pelvic regions larger than adjacent dorsals, forming a distinct but discontinuous middorsal longitudinal row of enlarged, elliptical, smooth, and unraised scales; (8) nuchal region without distinct middorsal longitudinal row of enlarged scales; (9) dorsals smooth and heterogeneous in size, with largest scales more projecting and abundant on posterior half of body; (10) discontinuous longitudinal row of raised, enlarged scales between dorsals and flank scales present; (11) scales on flanks heterogeneous in size, mostly granular with a few scattered enlarged scales; (12) ventrals smooth; (13) fore limb scales smooth or slightly keeled dorsally and ventrally; (14) hind limb scales smooth or slightly keeled dorsally and ventrally; scattered conical, sharply pointed, enlarged scales present dorsally; scales of pes heterogeneous in size; (15) caudals heterogeneous, with scales making up the posteriormost whorl of each segment modified as conspicuous spines (
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); (16) tail nearly circular in cross section. Meristic and morphometric characters are presented in
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<emphasis id="B95FEAF9FF9A606669D188BDD0E4FC7F" bold="true" box="[197,400,979,1004]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Coloration in life</emphasis>
(
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). Adult males (QCAZ 7819): dorsum dark brown with a series of faint, cream dorsolateral blotches; sides of head yellowish brown; sides of neck orange; cream white vertical bar, bordered with dark brown anteriorly and posteriorly, extends dorsally from anterior insertion of fore limb to scapular region, where it becomes faint; flanks light yellow with a brown reticulate pattern anteriorly, and mostly light brown with scattered yellow and cream scales posteriorly; limbs light brown with scattered yellowish cream scales; chin light brown; gular region extensively covered by black mark that extends posteriorly as a wide midventral stripe that covers most of the ventral surface of body; venter light blue laterally; ventral surface of fore limbs brown with scattered yellow scales; ventral surface of hind limbs and pelvic region light grey; tail light cream ventrally and dark brown dorsally and laterally, with several grey projecting scales; iris copper brown.
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Adult females: head dark brown dorsally, light brown laterally, and orange ventrally; cream stripe extends from mandibular angle to tympanum; posterior aspect of neck with a cream band bordered with dark brown, which extends dorsally over shoulder and is continuous middorsally; body cream ventrally and light brown dorsally, with five dark brown transverse bands that are wider middorsally; limbs dark brown dorsally and reddish-cream ventrally, with scattered cream flecks dorsally; tail dark brown dorsally and laterally, reddish brown ventrally (
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Köhler
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1999
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).
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<emphasis id="B95FEAF9FF9A606669D18E9ED0F1F99B" bold="true" box="[197,389,1519,1544]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Natural history.</emphasis>
Based on observations in a premontane rainforest in eastern
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,
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Köhler
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reported that
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digs burrows about
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long and
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deep in the forest floor. They also reported clutches of 2
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wide. The first author of the present paper collected two adult specimens, male (QCAZ 7819) and female (QCAZ 7820), nearby Bobonaza (Pastaza province,
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above the ground, which had an opening diameter of approximately
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. When approached, the female ran quickly about
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into her burrow and locked herself strongly against the walls with her spinous scales, possibly by inflating her body. Two clutches were found
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apart from each other in the female´s burrow; the first clutch contained four eggs
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<emphasis id="B95FEAF9FF9A606669D18C15D02AF807" bold="true" box="[197,350,1915,1940]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Distribution.</emphasis>
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occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjacent lowlands throughout
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and southern
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at elevations between
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(
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). This species is known to occur in sympatry with
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in eastern
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occurs at nearby localities.
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