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E, 4B)
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:
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airline SSW Barahona (
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by R. Thomas.
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:
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Republic. Barahona Prov.:
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,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBFFFC7FE0CFCD7FDF6223E" box="[420,610,786,812]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" value="1984-08-18">18 August 1984</date>
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, S. B. Hedges;
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564787,
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S Barahona, thence 4.0 km W,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBFFFC7FF5DFCFFFE3D2246" box="[245,425,826,852]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" value="1975-08-08">8 August 1975</date>
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, R. Thomas;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBFFFC7FDE5FCFFFD362246" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[589,674,826,852]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">USNM</collectionCode>
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564786,
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WNW Paraiso,
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, R. Thomas. Independencia Prov.:
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41265–266, Duvergé;
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564789–791, 6 km W Duvergé at La Zurza (
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, minus
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,
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, S. B. Hedges.
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FF6EFC1FFED322E1" box="[198,327,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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This is a large, 20scalerow species of
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, not reducing to 18 scale rows posteriorly or reducing about 2/3 the way along the body. Despite the fact that specimens of this species were previously included within
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.
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(
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)
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,
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD31FBEFFCBA2551" box="[665,814,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. eperopeus</emphasis>
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agrees with
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.
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in the presence of reduction from 20 to 18 scale rows fairly far anteriorly (60–65% of the TL) in some individuals (all
|
||
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FB18FB96FB2A257E" box="[1200,1214,1107,1132]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FB64FB96FABF257E" box="[1228,1323,1107,1132]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">titanops</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
reduce at around midbody;
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FEC3FBBEFE412586" box="[363,469,1147,1172]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. hectus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
reduce at 73–94% TL). It differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC18FBBEFBB92586" box="[944,1069,1146,1172]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="titanops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC18FBBEFC2A2586" box="[944,958,1147,1172]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC67FBBEFBB92586" box="[975,1069,1147,1172]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">titanops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having a greater number of middorsal scales (307–329 versus 231–264). In body size (TL),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC38FB63FBB125AD" box="[912,1061,1190,1215]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC38FB63FBB125AD" box="[912,1061,1190,1215]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. eperopeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
averages larger: 140–281 (= 234) mm versus 145–216 (= 185) mm in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FD32FB17FC8125F9" box="[666,789,1234,1259]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="titanops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD32FB17FC8125F9" box="[666,789,1234,1259]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. titanops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBFFFC7FF6EFB3FFB6D27B6" blockId="11.[151,1439,586,2027]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
|
||
From the standpoint of size, middorsal counts and head scale shapes, however, the major comparisons are with
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FF7CFAE7FF762429" box="[212,226,1314,1339]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FF5CFAE7FEAB2429" box="[244,319,1314,1339]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the other species described herein.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC89FAE7FB9F2429" box="[801,1035,1314,1339]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC89FAE7FB9F2429" box="[801,1035,1314,1339]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is sympatric with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FB45FAE7FA082429" box="[1261,1436,1314,1339]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FB45FAE7FA082429" box="[1261,1436,1314,1339]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. proancylops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and differs from that species in having a nearly parallelsided rostral (oval in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FB88FA8FFB582471" box="[1056,1228,1354,1379]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FB88FA8FFB582471" box="[1056,1228,1354,1379]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. proancylops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), having a rostral wide point relatively far posterior (anterior in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FD13FAB7FCFD2499" box="[699,873,1394,1419]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD13FAB7FCFD2499" box="[699,873,1394,1419]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. proancylops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBFFFC7FCD2FAB7FC2B249E" box="[890,959,1394,1420]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,255,842,866]" captionTargetBox="[299,1229,457,797]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[282,1305,434,818]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Variation in measurements of Hispaniolan Typhlops. (A) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. proancylops (open circle), T. agoralionis (closed square), and T. sylleptor (closed triangle). (B) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. hectus (open circle). See text for definition of abbreviations." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175420/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
A) and having a preocular with rounded apex (two angles near the apex in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FD80FA5FFD4124A1" box="[552,725,1434,1459]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD80FA5FFD4124A1" box="[552,725,1434,1459]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. proancylops</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBFFFC7FD4DFA5FFCBE24A6" box="[741,810,1434,1460]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1115,1139]" captionTargetBox="[261,1325,442,1099]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[261,1325,442,1100]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Head scalation in the blindsnake Typhlops hectus and four new species from Hispaniola. (A) T. hectus (MCZ 81149), holotype, from Martineau, ca. 9 km (airline) W Jérémie, Dépt. de La Grande Anse, Haiti. (B) T. proancylops (KU 272267), holotype, from Soliette, 5 km airline NW Fond Verettes, 363 m, Dépt. du SudEst, Haiti. (C) T. agoralionis (USNM 564777), holotype, from 8.0 km S Marché Léon, Dépt. de la Grande Anse, Haiti. (D) T. sylleptor (USNM 564804), holotype, from 5.0 mi. WSW Baradères, Dépt. De la Grande Anse, Haiti. (E) T. eperopeus (USNM 564785), holotype, from 3.9 km airline SSW Barahona, Barahona Prov., Dominican Republic." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175416/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
B).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FCFEFA5FFBAA24A1" box="[854,1086,1434,1459]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FCFEFA5FFBAA24A1" box="[854,1086,1434,1459]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FB72FA5FFAD624A1" box="[1242,1346,1434,1459]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FB72FA5FFAD624A1" box="[1242,1346,1434,1459]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having a nearly parallelsided rostral (distinctly clavate in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC8BFA07FC1824C9" box="[803,908,1474,1499]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC8BFA07FC1824C9" box="[803,908,1474,1499]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and having a preocular with rounded apex (pointed in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FEB7FA2FFE112711" box="[287,389,1514,1539]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FEB7FA2FFE112711" box="[287,389,1514,1539]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBFFFC7FE3FFA2FFE7D2716" box="[407,489,1514,1540]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1115,1139]" captionTargetBox="[261,1325,442,1099]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[261,1325,442,1100]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Head scalation in the blindsnake Typhlops hectus and four new species from Hispaniola. (A) T. hectus (MCZ 81149), holotype, from Martineau, ca. 9 km (airline) W Jérémie, Dépt. de La Grande Anse, Haiti. (B) T. proancylops (KU 272267), holotype, from Soliette, 5 km airline NW Fond Verettes, 363 m, Dépt. du SudEst, Haiti. (C) T. agoralionis (USNM 564777), holotype, from 8.0 km S Marché Léon, Dépt. de la Grande Anse, Haiti. (D) T. sylleptor (USNM 564804), holotype, from 5.0 mi. WSW Baradères, Dépt. De la Grande Anse, Haiti. (E) T. eperopeus (USNM 564785), holotype, from 3.9 km airline SSW Barahona, Barahona Prov., Dominican Republic." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175416/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Figs. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
,
|
||
<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBFFFC7FE5FFA2FFD932716" box="[503,519,1514,1540]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,255,842,866]" captionTargetBox="[299,1229,457,797]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[282,1305,434,818]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Variation in measurements of Hispaniolan Typhlops. (A) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. proancylops (open circle), T. agoralionis (closed square), and T. sylleptor (closed triangle). (B) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. hectus (open circle). See text for definition of abbreviations." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175420/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">7</figureCitation>
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||
B).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FD9AFA2FFC882711" box="[562,796,1514,1539]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD9AFA2FFC882711" box="[562,796,1514,1539]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC10FA2FFBC82711" box="[952,1116,1514,1539]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agoralionis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC10FA2FFBC82711" box="[952,1116,1514,1539]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. agoralionis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having a broader rostral (RW1/RL1 0.51–0.58 versus
|
||
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||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FD01F9D7FCC62739" box="[681,850,1554,1579]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agoralionis">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD01F9D7FCC62739" box="[681,850,1554,1579]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. agoralionis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), having a straightedged (Vshaped) preocular extension (lower edge with angled bend in
|
||
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FD25F9FFFCA52741" box="[653,817,1594,1619]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. agoralionis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
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|
||
C).
|
||
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC18F9FFFB032741" box="[944,1175,1594,1619]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FA99F9FFFF2D2769" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. sylleptor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having a broader rostral (RW1/RL1 0.51–0.58 versus
|
||
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|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBFFFC7FC51F9A7FBE92769" box="[1017,1149,1634,1659]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sylleptor">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FC51F9A7FBE92769" box="[1017,1149,1634,1659]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. sylleptor</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), a nearly parallelsided rostral (oval in
|
||
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FEE3F94FFE5927B1" box="[331,461,1674,1699]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">T. sylleptor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and in having a rostral wide point relatively far posterior (
|
||
<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBFFFC7FB25F94FFB4727B6" box="[1165,1235,1674,1700]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,255,842,866]" captionTargetBox="[299,1229,457,797]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[282,1305,434,818]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Variation in measurements of Hispaniolan Typhlops. (A) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. proancylops (open circle), T. agoralionis (closed square), and T. sylleptor (closed triangle). (B) Typhlops eperopeus (closed circle) versus T. hectus (open circle). See text for definition of abbreviations." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175420/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
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||
A).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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||
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||
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBFFFC7FF6EF977FECF27D9" box="[198,347,1714,1739]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Description:</emphasis>
|
||
Rostral nearly parallelsided or only slightly clavate with widest point beyond the midpoint; labial flare 1.3. Preocular angle 46–58°, with a broad but angled apex; lower portion contacting only the 3rd of the upper labials. Ocular length approximately 1/2 height, sinuosity 0.25–0.19. Rostronasal pattern parallel to slightly divergent. Postoculars 2 (cycloid). First parietal standard, spanning 2 scale rows, occasionally narrower, spanning slightly more than 1 scale row. Second parietal present and equal in size to first. TL
|
||
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||
(= 234, excluding
|
||
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juvenile). TL/TA: 22–31. TL/MBD 29–39. Middorsal scales 305–329 (= 314). Scale rows 20–18, reduction occurring at 57–66% TL. Coloration bicolor with dorsal pigmentation (pale tan to dark brown) fading ventrally; facial area generally pigmented, although the rostral may lack pigment, as in the
|
||
<typeStatus id="575DE6FDFFB8FFC0FEC4FF5DFE4221A0" box="[364,470,152,178]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
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. AMNH 51496 and KU 272423 are very heavily pigmented individuals. No males of this species have been identified; see comments above for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FCCCFF05FC5821CB" box="[868,972,192,217]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FCCCFF05FC5821CB" box="[868,972,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. hectus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
|
||
</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFB8FFC0FF6EFF2DFC612068" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFB8FFC0FF6EFF2DFC612068" blockId="12.[151,1437,152,378]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FF6EFF2DFEF42013" box="[198,352,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Distribution:</emphasis>
|
||
Known from below sea level in the Valle de Neiba up to relatively high elevations in the eastern Sierra de Baoruco. The elevational range is 7 meters below sea level to
|
||
<specimenCount id="9EE093D6FFB8FFC0FB92FED5FB1F2038" box="[1082,1163,272,298]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="generic">
|
||
<quantity id="4F1EF5BAFFB8FFC0FB92FED5FB132038" box="[1082,1159,272,298]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.97" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" unit="m" value="697.0">697 m</quantity>
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||
.
|
||
</specimenCount>
|
||
In the lower elevations of its range, this species occurs sympatrically with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FD47FEFDFCF32043" box="[751,871,312,338]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pusillus">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FD47FEFDFD692043" box="[751,765,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FCA4FEFDFCF32043" box="[780,871,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">pusillus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FC09FEFDFA032040" authority="Schwartz & Henderson, 1991" authorityName="Schwartz & Henderson" authorityYear="1991" box="[929,1431,312,338]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sulcatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FC09FEFDFC3B2043" box="[929,943,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FC16FEFDFB8A2043" box="[958,1054,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">sulcatus</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EC7725AEFFB8FFC0FB85FEFDFA1A2040" author="Schwartz" box="[1069,1422,312,338]" pageId="12" pageNumber="26" refString="Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R. W. (1991) Amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies: descriptions, distributions, and natural history. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp." type="book" year="1991">Schwartz & Henderson, 1991</bibRefCitation>
|
||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FEACFEA5FE25206B" box="[260,433,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FEACFEA5FE25206B" box="[260,433,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. proancylops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in the vicinity of Puerto Escondido and Duvergé.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DC9908D7FFB8FFC0FF3FFC8FFC3A22B5" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175420/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" targetBox="[299,1229,457,797]" targetPageId="12">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFB8FFC0FF3FFC8FFC3A22B5" blockId="12.[151,1436,842,935]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FF3FFC8FFE852270" bold="true" box="[151,273,842,866]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 7</emphasis>
|
||
. Variation in measurements of Hispaniolan
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FD4BFC8EFCD72270" box="[739,835,843,866]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FD4BFC8EFCD72270" box="[739,835,843,866]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Typhlops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. (A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FCD3FC8EFBD82270" box="[891,1100,843,866]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FCD3FC8EFBD82270" box="[891,1100,843,866]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed circle) versus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FA93FC8EFF4F2296" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proancylops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FA93FC8EFF4F2296" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. proancylops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open circle),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FEDCFCA8FD9D2296" box="[372,521,877,900]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agoralionis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FEDCFCA8FD9D2296" box="[372,521,877,900]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. agoralionis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed square), and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FD42FCA8FCF52296" box="[746,865,877,900]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sylleptor">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FD42FCA8FCF52296" box="[746,865,877,900]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. sylleptor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed triangle). (B)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FBE3FCA8FA8A2296" box="[1099,1310,877,900]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FBE3FCA8FA8A2296" box="[1099,1310,877,900]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Typhlops eperopeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed circle) versus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FEB8FC55FEFA22B5" box="[272,366,912,935]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FEB8FC55FEFA22B5" box="[272,366,912,935]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open circle). See text for definition of abbreviations.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFB8FFC0FF6EFC1EFA822556" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFB8FFC0FF6EFC1EFA822556" blockId="12.[151,1436,986,1092]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FF6EFC1EFE4722E6" box="[198,467,987,1012]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
Etymology:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FEFFFC1EFE4722E6" box="[343,467,987,1012]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eperopeus">Eperopeus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, which we use appositionally, is Greek for deceiver, in allusion to the deceptive morphological similarity of this species to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FD27FBC6FCDF250E" box="[655,843,1027,1052]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hectus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FD27FBC6FCDF250E" box="[655,843,1027,1052]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Typhlops hectus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the other species described herein, in contrast to its presumed relationship to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFB8FFC0FDA9FBEEFDE82556" box="[513,636,1067,1092]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="titanops">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFB8FFC0FDA9FBEEFDE82556" box="[513,636,1067,1092]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. titanops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
based on molecular and some morphological characters.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |