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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.168.2048" ID-GBIF-Dataset="f3b915a2-a3fb-4809-b813-5d4c31decf08" ID-PMC="PMC3293442" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-168-31" ID-PubMed="22423189" ModsDocAuthor="" ModsDocDate="2012" ModsDocID="1313-2970-168-31" ModsDocOrigin="ZooKeys 168" ModsDocTitle="A new species of Andean semiaquatic lizard of the genus Potamites (Sauria, Gymnophtalmidae) from southern Peru" checkinTime="1451249351146" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Chavez, German & Vasquez, Diego" docDate="2012" docId="FD9AB59B3B80E04246AB5783926DF47C" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 168: 31-43" docOrigin="ZooKeys 168" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.168.2048" docTitle="Potamites montanicola Chavez & Vasquez, 2012, sp. n." docType="treatment" docVersion="3" lastPageNumber="39" masterDocId="7016C331FF8C0A11FF99AE151A5FF127" masterDocTitle="A new species of Andean semiaquatic lizard of the genus Potamites (Sauria, Gymnophtalmidae) from southern Peru" masterLastPageNumber="44" masterPageNumber="31" pageNumber="32" updateTime="1668153227310" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>A new species of Andean semiaquatic lizard of the genus Potamites (Sauria, Gymnophtalmidae) from southern Peru</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Chavez, German</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Vasquez, Diego</mods:namePart>
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<mods:date>2012</mods:date>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="152033202" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:FD9AB59B3B80E04246AB5783926DF47C" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD9AB59B3B80E04246AB5783926DF47C" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="39" pageId="1" pageNumber="32">
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<taxonomicName LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1B259770-6CF5-4236-9E62-785266E6ECFC" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="1" pageNumber="32">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figures 1-4
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<subSubSection pageId="1" pageNumber="32" type="holotype">
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="32">Holotype.</paragraph>
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(Fig. 1a; 2
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<normalizedToken originalValue="a–b">a-b</normalizedToken>
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; 3a,d) Adult male (CORBIDI 08322), Peru, Cusco Region, La
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Province, 4.8 km E of Alto
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Shimá">Shima</normalizedToken>
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Native Community (12°34'16.4'S, 73°09'42.3'W), 1577 m elevation, collected by
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Germán">German</normalizedToken>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Chávez">Chavez</normalizedToken>
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and Diego Vasquez on 3 December 2010.
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Figure 1.
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
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, new species from southern Peru. Holotype male (CORBIDI 08322) A female (CORBIDI 08328) B uncollected juvenile C ventral view of males of the type series, from left to right: CORBIDI 08324, CORBIDI 08322 (holotype), CORBIDI 08325, CORBIDI 08326, CORBIDI 08335 D
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Figure 2. Lateral A dorsal B and ventral C views of the head of
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
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holotype (CORBIDI 08322)
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="32">Paratypes.</paragraph>
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(Fig. 1b, d; 3b, c; 4a) CORBIDI 08324-27, 08335 (all adult males), 08328, 08334, 08336, (all adult females), same data as holotype, CORBIDI 06957 (adult male), Peru, Ayacucho Region, La Mar Province, Cajadela Community (12°57'27.8'S, 73°36'22.4'W), 2098 m elevation, collected by Karla
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<normalizedToken originalValue="García">Garcia</normalizedToken>
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on 23 August 2010.
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<caption pageId="1" pageNumber="32">
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="32">
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Figure 3. Distinguishable characters of
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola.</taxonomicName>
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Femoral pores and dorsal scutellation in the holotype (CORBIDI 08322)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="A–B">A-B</normalizedToken>
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absence of femoral pores and dorsal scutellation in female (CORBIDI 08328)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="C–D">C-D</normalizedToken>
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Figure 4.
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
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species from Peru.
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
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(CORBIDI, 08324) A
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites strangulatus subsp. strangulatus" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="strangulatus" subSpecies="strangulatus">Potamites strangulatus strangulatus</taxonomicName>
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from Cordillera de Kampankis, Amazonas, northern Peru (not collected individual) B photo by Alessandro Catenazzi;
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
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fromCordillera de Kampankis, Amazonas, northern Peru (CORBIDI 09516) C photo by Alessandro Catenazzi;
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites strangulatus subsp. trachodus" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="strangulatus" subSpecies="trachodus">Potamites strangulatus trachodus</taxonomicName>
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from Cordillera Escalera, San Martin, northern Peru (CORBIDI 06368) D photo by Pablo J. Venegas.
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<subSubSection lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="34" pageId="1" pageNumber="32" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="1" pageNumber="32">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Assigned to
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sensu stricto by having a tongue with imbricate scale-like papillae, movable eyelids, external ear and heterogeneous dorsal scalation. 1) Head acuminate from dorsal and lateral views, frontonasal length usually equal or slightly shorter than frontal length; (2) nasoloreal suture present; (3) supraoculars four, anteriormost supraocular not fused with anteriormost superciliary, all supraoculars separated from superciliaries; (4) superciliary series complete, usually four; (5) supralabial-subocular fusion absent; (6) postoculars three; (7) postparietals three; (8) genials in two pairs, transverse sutures perpendicular with respect to midline of body; (9) dorsal scales rectangular, juxtaposed, granular and keeled; (10) transverse dorsal count (enlarged rows at midbody) at midbody 36-42 in both sexes; (11) longitudinal dorsal keeled scales count 32-37 in both sexes; (12) longitudinal ventral count 21 - 23 in both sexes; (13) femoral pores in males 19-21, absent in females; two scales between femoral pores; (14) subdigital scales on 4th finger 13-17, on 4th toe 22-27; (15) forelimb reaching anteriorly to fourth supralabial; (16) Tail slightly compressed with two rows of lateral scales per two ventral caudal scales; (17) hemipenis acapitate; flounces lacking calcified spines and forming two chevrons on distal half of hemipenis while basal half is covered with 5 transverse flounces; some asulcate flounces separated by a small expansion pleat; sulcate flounces about as wide as asulcate flounces; sulcus spermaticus single, flanked by a broad naked expansion pleat widened distally; (18) dorsum dark brown; lateral ocelli present in two or three pairs in males, usually absent in females; ventral color pattern pale blue or yellow with black blotches in males and creamy white in females; (19) transparent lower palpebral disc an undivided oval; (20) prefrontals present.
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">
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montanicola
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is easily distinguished of all other
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Neusticurus</taxonomicName>
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species by having highly keeled scales scattered all over the dorsum (all species have either tubercles or keeled scales forming longitudinal rows from neck to the insertion of the hind limbs, or lack of them) and by females lacking femoral pores (only some female specimens of the type series in
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites juruazensis" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="juruazensis">Potamites juruazensis</taxonomicName>
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lack femoral pores). Of all
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
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species,
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
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best resembles
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites juruazenzis" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="juruazenzis">Potamites juruazenzis</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
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. It differs from
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
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by having a lower number of keeled scales on dorsum (see specimens reviewed in Appendix 1): 32-37 (vs 36-45), a higher number of scales around midbody: 43-50 (vs 34-46), frenocular scale pentagonal (vs triangular) and a lower number of femoral pores bearing 19-21 in males and lacking in females (vs 25-48 in males and 1-15 in females). Differs from
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by having a higher number of scales around midbody: 42-50 (vs 31-40), bearing scattered dorsal highly keeled scales (vs bearing four longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles), a higher number of lamellae of fourth toe: 22-27 (vs 16-22), a higher number of femoral pores in males: 19-21 (vs 10 -16) and by lacking femoral pores in females (vs 0-2 femoral pores). Differs from
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
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by its smaller size: 68.6 mm as maximum SVL in males (vs 75 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
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), dorsal highly keeled scales present (vs flat dorsal tubercles present), temporal region covered by medium size polygonal scales (vs covered by large scales interspersed with granules) and has a lower number of femoral pores in males: 19-21 (vs 41).
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<pageBreakToken pageId="3" pageNumber="34" start="start">Furthermore</pageBreakToken>
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,
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differs from other
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and
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species in its smaller size, having a maximum SVL of 68.6 mm in males (vs 117 mm in
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, 121 mm in
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, 104 mm in
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, 94 mm in
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, 87 mm in
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and 94 mm in
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) and 56.1 mm in females (vs 96 mm in
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, 79 mm in
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, 107 mm in
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, 94 mm in
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, 89 mm in
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, 76 mm in
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and 85 mm in
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), bearing dorsal crests (absent in
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus racenisi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">Neusticurus racenisi</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus rudis" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rudis">Neusticurus rudis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites strangulatus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="strangulatus">Potamites strangulatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
), bearing tubercles on flanks (absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites cochranae" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cochranae">Potamites cochranae</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus medemi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medemi">Neusticurus medemi</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus racenisi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">Neusticurus racenisi</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites strangulatus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="strangulatus">Potamites strangulatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus tatei" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tatei">Neusticurus tatei</taxonomicName>
|
||
), having a superficial tympanum (deep in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus bicarinatus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicarinatus">Neusticurus bicarinatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus medemi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medemi">Neusticurus medemi</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus racenisi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">Neusticurus racenisi</taxonomicName>
|
||
and shallow in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites cochranae" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cochranae">Potamites cochranae</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus rudis" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rudis">Neusticurus rudis</taxonomicName>
|
||
), having a low number of femoral pores in males:19-21 (vs 26-30 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites apodemus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apodemus">Potamites apodemus</taxonomicName>
|
||
, 40-62 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus bicarinatus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicarinatus">Neusticurus bicarinatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
, 58-64 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus medemi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medemi">Neusticurus medemi</taxonomicName>
|
||
, 62-72 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus racenisi" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="racenisi">Neusticurus racenisi</taxonomicName>
|
||
, 32-46 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus rudis" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rudis">Neusticurus rudis</taxonomicName>
|
||
, 45-59 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites strangulatus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="strangulatus">Potamites strangulatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
and 60-61 in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus tatei" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tatei">Neusticurus tatei</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and lacking femoral pores in females (femoral pores present in all
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Neusticurus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Neusticurus" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Neusticurus</taxonomicName>
|
||
excepting some individuals of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites juruazensis" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="juruazensis">Potamites juruazensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="37" pageId="3" pageNumber="34" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="3" pageNumber="34">Description of the holotype.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="36" pageId="3" pageNumber="34">
|
||
Adult male (CORBIDI 08322), body long, laterally compressed, SVL 68.64 mm; tail (complete) length 107.01 mm, axilla to groin distance 32.90 mm; head length 16.40 mm; head width 10.29 mm; shank length 10.27 mm. Head scales smooth; rostral scale wider (2.57 mm) than long (1.28 mm), higher than adjacent supralabials, in contact with frontonasal, nasoloreal, and first supralabials posteriorly; frontonasal almost squarish, slightly longer (2.57 mm) than
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="4" pageNumber="35" start="start">wider</pageBreakToken>
|
||
(2.27 mm), widest posteriorly, in contact with nasoloreal and frenocular laterally, prefrontals posteriorly; nasoloreal almost triangular, apex in contact with rostral, nasoloreal suture present; prefrontals present, in contact with each other medially, in contact with anteriormost superciliary and anteriormost supraocular, frontal posteriorly; frontal longer (3.79 mm) than wider (2.31 mm), anterior suture angular with point directed anteriorly, lateral sutures straight, posterior suture angular with point slightly directed posteriorly, in contact with first and second supraocular laterally, frontoparietals posteriorly; frontoparietals pentagonal, in contact with third and fourth supraocular, parietals and interparietal posteriorly; supraoculars four, none in contact with ciliaries; superciliary series complete, generally four, anteriormost superciliary not fused with anteriormost supraocular; interparietal pentagonal, longer (3.63 mm) than wider (2.80 mm), in contact with parietals laterally, postparietals posteriorly; parietals pentagonal, in contact with fourth supraocular anterolaterally, temporal scales laterally, dorsalmost postocular, postparietals posteriorly; postparietals ten, polygonal, boardering parietals and interparietal; palpebral disc an undivided oval, unpigmented; frenocular pentagonal, in contact with nasoloreal anteriorly; postoculars three; temporals polygonals, of a medium size; supralabials five; infralabials six; mental wider (2.40 mm) than long (1.10 mm), in contact with first infralabials, postmental posteriorly; postmental single, pentagonal, posterior suture angular, point directed posteriorly, in contact with first and second infralabials; genials in two pairs, anterior pair subquadrangular, in contact with second and third infralabials; posterior genials pentangular, in contact with fourth infralabials laterally; scale rows between genials and collar fold (along midventral line) 17; posteriormost gular row enfolded posteriorly, concealing two granular scale rows; lateral neck scales rounded, conical. Dorsal scales granular laterally and dorsally, scattered conical tubercles on both flanks of body are posteriorly projected, dorsal keeled scales 33 in a longitudinal count, forming four rows from the post occipital region to the insertion of the forelimbs, scattered at the rest of dorsum and becoming four rows again at the insertion of hind limbs, separated by granular scales; transverse dorsal count (enlarged rows at midbody) at fifth transverse ventral scale row 48, at 10th transverse ventral scale row 40, at 15th transverse ventral scale row 38; lateral scales on body near insertion of forelimb small, conical dorsally, mostly granular; ventrals squarish and juxtaposed; complete longitudinal ventral count 23; longitudinal ventral scale rows at midbody 7; 47 scales around midbody; anterior preanal plate scales two; posterior preanal plate scales three; dorsal and dorsolateral surface of tail with at least 62 whorls of enlarged keeled scales; midventral subcaudals squarish, smooth. Limbs pentadactyl; digits clawed; forelimb reaching anteriorly to fifth infralabial; anterolateral and dorsal brachial scales keeled, imbricate; midbrachial anterodorsal scale at least twice as large as adjacent scales, slightly keeled; anteroventral, ventral, and posteroventral scales granular, imbricate, conical; antebrachial scales polygonal, keeled; medial antebrachial scales small, polygonal, smooth; dorsal manus scales polygonal, imbricate, smooth; palmar scales small, polygonal, smooth; dorsal scales on fingers smooth, quadrangular, covering dorsal half of digit, overhanging supradigital scales, two on I, seven on II, ten on III, twelve on IV, 9/8 on V; subdigital scales 6/5 on
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="5" pageNumber="36" start="start">I</pageBreakToken>
|
||
, 9/10 on II, 15/14 on III, seventeen on IV, 11/10 on V; dorsal thigh scales granular, some scales bearing conical tubercles, anterodorsal thigh scales polygonal, largest than adjacent scales, slightly keeled; posterodorsal thigh scales small, granular, dorsalmost scales tuberculate, arranged irregularly, ventral thigh scales rounded, smooth, several times smaller than anterodorsal thigh scales; anterior and anteromedial shank scales granular, yuxtaposed, some scales bearing conical tubercles, anteriormost scales at the same size than lateral, posterolateral, and posteromedial shank scales; lateral, posterolateral, and posteromedial shank scales granular, juxtaposed, some bearing conical tubercle; scales on dorsal surface of digits single, quadrangular, smooth, overhanging supradigital scales, four on I, 8/9 on II, thirteen on III, 18/19 on IV, 10/9 on V; subdigital scales single or double, 9/8 on I, 10/11 on II, 18/17 on III, 26/23 on IV, 13/14 on V; femoral pores 20-21.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="37" pageId="5" pageNumber="36">
|
||
The completely everted hemipenis is an acapitate organ without a medial welt; apex with two large protrusions separated by the distal end of the sulcus spermaticus; sulcus spermaticus single, flounces lacking calcified spines and forming two chevrons on distal half of hemipenis; sulcate flounces about as wide as asulcate flounces; asulcate flounces becoming shorter distally, five in the basal half and thirteen in each protru
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="6" pageNumber="37" start="start">sion</pageBreakToken>
|
||
, distal chevrons separated by a small expansion pleat; sulcus spermaticus single, flanked by a broad naked expansion pleat widened distally.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="6" pageNumber="37" type="coloration in preservative">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">Coloration in preservative.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">Dorsal surface of head, dorsal surface of body, tail, limbs, hands and feet dark brown; lateral ocelli present in two pairs with a white rounded center; labial region, throat, chest and venter pale blue with scattered black blotches. Ventral surfaces of forelimbs pale yellow with black blotches; ventral surfaces of thighs pale brown with black blotches above position of femoral pores; ventral surfaces of hands and feet pale brown becoming darker at fingers III, IV and V; ventral surface of tail pinkish brown with diffuse black blotches.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="6" pageNumber="37" type="coloration in lif">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">Coloration in lif.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
(Fig. 1
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="a–d">a-d</normalizedToken>
|
||
). Dorsal and lateral surfaces, of the head dark brown; rostral and first supralabial scale same color as head; superior labium is bluish with dark spots from second supralabial; iris reddish gold; ventral surface of head, pregular and gular region black with pale blue irregular blotches. Dorsal surface of body same color as head, darker than flanks; lateral surface of body brown with a pair of black ocelli on both sides, before and after insertion of forelimbs, each ocelli bearing a white center, coinciding with a conical tubercle; tuberculate scales darker than granular scales; ventral surface of body same color as ventral surface of head. Limbs, similar to body, ventral surface of arms yellowish brown, ventral surface of legs creamy brown. Coloration of dorsal surface of tail like that of body, ventral surface of tail reddish brown, only red at the base and.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="6" pageNumber="37" type="variation">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">Variation.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">(Fig. 1, d). In the type series, azygous scales (between frontonasal and prefrontal scales) are present in six specimens (CORBIDI 08324-28, 08335) including males and females, and are absent in five specimens (CORBIDI 06957, 08322, 08334, 08336, 08338); infralabials usually five, four present in CORBIDI 06957, 08324, 08327 and six in CORBIDI 08322, 08325; lateral ocelli are present in two pairs, first pair located anteriorly to the insertion of forelimbs and the second one posteriorly, the white spot at the middle of the ocelli includes usually one conical tubercle; with two conical tubercles at the right side in CORBIDI 08327 and at both sides in CORBIDI 08338. CORBIDI 06957, 08324, 08327, 08334-35 have more than two pairs of lateral ocelli and CORBIDI 08336, 08338 lack of lateral ocelli; in life, ventral coloration in males is usually pale blue, with black blotches in CORBIDI 08322, and yellow with black blotches in CORBIDI 08324, in females the throat and chest can be creamy white or dark brown, belly creamy white or darker bearing or lacking dark blotches. Sexual dimorphism is evident in females, because all of them are lacking femoral pores, furthermore other differences between females and males are the SVL (maximum SVL in females 56 mm, maximum SVL in males 68 mm) and the head width (Maximum head width in females 3.2 mm and maximum head width in males 13.23 mm). See Table 1 for variation in selected morphometric and squamation characters in the specimens examined.</paragraph>
|
||
<caption ID-Table-UUID="50DC54A46F0FF18EB385C48AA7FEF55A" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/50DC54A46F0FF18EB385C48AA7FEF55A" pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
Table 1. Morphometric and pholidosis characters in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Individuals measured include: seven males and three females, all adults. Range is followed by mean value and standard deviation in parenthesis.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<table pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<th colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">
|
||
a (n=10)
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicol" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicol">Potamites montanicol</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="37" rowspan="1">+</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="6" pageNumber="37" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">Etymology.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="37">
|
||
The specific epithet
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="‘montanicola’">'montanicola'</normalizedToken>
|
||
is a compound from the spanish word
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="“montano”">"montano"</normalizedToken>
|
||
, adjective to describe something from a mountain, and the latin suffix
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="“-icola”">"-icola"</normalizedToken>
|
||
for
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="“inhabitant”">"inhabitant"</normalizedToken>
|
||
and refers to the montane forests where this species lives.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="39" pageId="7" pageNumber="38" type="distribution and natural history">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="38">
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="7" pageNumber="38" start="start">Distribution</pageBreakToken>
|
||
and natural history.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="39" pageId="7" pageNumber="38">
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
is known from two localities in the Andes in southern Peru (Fig. 5), both separated by 64 km air line and located at the Cordillera de Vilcabamba and Apurimac river valley, the known altitudinal range
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="8" pageNumber="39" start="start">is</pageBreakToken>
|
||
between elevations 1570 and 2100 m. The holotype and most of the specimens of the type series were found on the sides of a stream, which were 3 meters wide with stones and rocks as substrate. The vegetation in the area was riverside vegetation mainly composed of:
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Miconia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Miconia" order="Myrtales" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Miconia</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp.,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Muscidae" genus="Gordonia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Gordonia sp" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sp">Gordonia sp.</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Meliaceae" genus="Guarea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Guarea sp" order="Sapindales" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sp">Guarea sp</taxonomicName>
|
||
. and herbs from the family
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Rubiaceae" lsidName="Rubiaceae" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" rank="genus">Rubiaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Melastomataceae" lsidName="Melastomataceae" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" rank="genus">Melastomataceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Climbers (vines and lianas) were diverse and relatively common and include species of the family
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Celatraceae" lsidName="Celatraceae" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" rank="genus">Celatraceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Polygalaceae" lsidName="Polygalaceae" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" rank="genus">Polygalaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Campanulaceae" lsidName="Campanulaceae" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" rank="genus">Campanulaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
. All individuals were found perching on rocks and stones at sides of the stream at night. In some cases, individuals were observed swimming in the middle of the stream, or using the stream to escape. No other lizard species were recorded at the type locality, but on the same stream we observed the vipers
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Bothriopsis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Bothriopsis taeniata" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taeniata">Bothriopsis taeniata</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Lachesis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lachesis muta" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="muta">Lachesis muta</taxonomicName>
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. Amphibians also reported here include
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Hylidae" genus="Hypsiboas" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hypsiboas balzani" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="balzani">Hypsiboas balzani</taxonomicName>
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,
|
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Centrolenidae" genus="Hyalinobatrachium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hyalinobatrachium bergeri" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bergeri">Hyalinobatrachium bergeri</taxonomicName>
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||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Hylidae" genus="Osteocephalus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Osteocephalus mimeticus" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mimeticus">Osteocephalus mimeticus</taxonomicName>
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||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Craugastoridae" genus="Pristimantis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pristimantis rhabdolaemus" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rhabdolaemus">Pristimantis rhabdolaemus</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Craugastoridae" genus="Pristimantis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pristimantis mendax" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mendax">Pristimantis mendax</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The second locality where
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
was collected (specimen CORBIDI 06957) is a secondary forest, close to the Chiquintirca - Cajadela road. In this site, arboreal vegetation includes species of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Urticaceae" genus="Cecropia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cecropia" order="Rosales" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Cecropia</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp., and abundant bushes. The specimen CORBIDI 06957 was found during the day near a creek with substrate mainly composed of leaf litter and fallen trunks. In this locality,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
is sympatric with the tropidurid lizard
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Stenocercus torquatus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="torquatus">Stenocercus torquatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the anurans
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Centrolenidae" genus="Hyalinobatrachium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hyalinobatrachium bergeri" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bergeri">Hyalinobatrachium bergeri</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Hylidae" genus="Hypsiboas" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hypsiboas balzani" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="balzani">Hypsiboas balzani</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Craugastoridae" genus="Pristimantis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pristimantis mendax" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mendax">Pristimantis mendax</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Craugastoridae" genus="Pristimantis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pristimantis rhabdolaemus" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rhabdolaemus">Pristimantis rhabdolaemus</taxonomicName>
|
||
. No snakes were reported.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption pageId="8" pageNumber="39">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="39">
|
||
Figure 5. Map showing the type locality and the second site of occurrence (Cajadela Native Community) for
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="8" pageNumber="39" type="remarks">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="39">Remarks.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="39">
|
||
The genus
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
|
||
is composed of species that are primarily lowland distributed. One of these,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
|
||
, has the largest distribution range in
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
|
||
(despite its unclear taxonomy).
|
||
<bibRefCitation author="Sinitsin, DT" journalOrPublisher="American Museum Novitates" pageId="9" pageNumber="40" title="Description of a new species of Neusticurus from South America (Lizards, Teiidae)" volume="408" year="1930">Sinitsin (1930)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
assigned the populations of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Potamites</taxonomicName>
|
||
in
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="Perené">Perene</normalizedToken>
|
||
and Chanchamayo valleys, central Peru, as paratypes of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but later,
|
||
<bibRefCitation author="Vanzolini, PE" journalOrPublisher="American Museum Novitates" pageId="9" pageNumber="40" pagination="1 - 7" title="Neusticurus ocellatus Sinitsin, 1930: A valid species of teiid lizard from Bolivia." volume="3123" year="1995">Vanzolini (1995)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
assigned them as part of the
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
|
||
complex and not as
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
sensu stricto.
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ocellatus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">Potamites ocellatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
was then validated and redescribed from only one specimen from El Beni, Bolivia (
|
||
<bibRefCitation author="Vanzolini, PE" journalOrPublisher="American Museum Novitates" pageId="9" pageNumber="40" pagination="1 - 7" title="Neusticurus ocellatus Sinitsin, 1930: A valid species of teiid lizard from Bolivia." volume="3123" year="1995">Vanzolini 1995</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). These taxonomic uncertainties render the species assignment of the populations from Chanchamayo and
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="Perené">Perene</normalizedToken>
|
||
unclear. Several surveys to Chanchamayo and
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="Perené">Perene</normalizedToken>
|
||
from 2008 to 2010 by the senior author resulted in unsuccessful efforts to find the populationsmentioned by
|
||
<bibRefCitation author="Sinitsin, DT" journalOrPublisher="American Museum Novitates" pageId="9" pageNumber="40" title="Description of a new species of Neusticurus from South America (Lizards, Teiidae)" volume="408" year="1930">Sinitsin (1930)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
. Even though
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
most northern locality (Cajadela Community) is 250 Km air line from Chanchamayo and
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="Perené">Perene</normalizedToken>
|
||
valleys,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a higher vertical distribution range than those populations (by 1000 m). This evidence, along with morphological characteristics, distinguish and validate
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites monticola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="monticola">Potamites monticola</taxonomicName>
|
||
as distinct. Furthermore,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites montanicola" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanicola">Potamites montanicola</taxonomicName>
|
||
is the only species described for Peruthat occurs above 2000 meters of elevation and to be reported as exclusive from montane forests. Further studies on the taxonomic identity and the populations of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Potamites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Potamites ecpleopus" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="39" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ecpleopus">Potamites ecpleopus</taxonomicName>
|
||
would help to clarify their status and to determine if they belong to a described or undescribed species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
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