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<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78FDF0834A33CFDDD" bold="true" box="[151,286,538,563]" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Etymology.</emphasis>
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(in homage to Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon) +
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(from the Latin: power, might, strength, ability). The genus-group name is masculine, according to Article 30.1.4.3. The name refers to the accomplishments of Marshal Rondon (
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–
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), a Brazilian military officer who dedicated his life to the exploration and integration of remote areas of the Brazilian territory, especially of southwestern Amazonia, and to the peaceful integration of indigenous peoples of
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(Conselho Editorial do
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<bibRefCitation id="EFB695CB9F6BFFE78BA60884A2F6FD09" author="Senado" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" refString="Conselho Editorial do Senado Federal (2003) Missao Rondon: apontamentos sobre os trabalhos realizados pela Comissao de Linhas Telegraficas Estrategicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas, sob a direcao do Coronel de Engenharia Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, de 1907 a 1915. Senado Federal, Brasilia, 284 pp." type="book" year="2003">Senado Federal 2003</bibRefCitation>
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). In 1910, he was nominated the first director of Brazil's Indian Protection Bureau (SPI/FUNAI) and, in 1914, conducted, with Theodore Roosevelt, a scientific expedition to explore the River of Doubt, now Roosevelt River (
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;
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). The Brazilian state of Rondônia, where we collected the first specimens of
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, was also named after him.
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78F8F0E8CA367FB55" box="[199,325,1186,1211]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78F8F0E8CA367FB55" box="[199,325,1186,1211]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from all other genera of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D9F0E8CA197FB55" box="[727,949,1186,1211]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Gymnophthalmidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having an anterior series of smooth, imbricate, and extremely wide nuchals forming two longitudinal and 6–10 transverse rows, followed, posterior of the arm level, by much narrower, strongly keeled, lanceolate, and mucronate scales. It also differs from all other gymnophthalmid genera, except
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78D420F20A075FAC9" box="[522,599,1294,1319]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D420F20A071FAC9" box="[522,595,1294,1319]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Iphisa</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
by the presence of only two longitudinal rows of ventrals. The following morphological characters ally
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78EB70F1CA05FFAA5" box="[511,637,1330,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78EB70F1CA05FFAA5" box="[511,637,1330,1355]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
to
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78DE60F1CA3C4FA81" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78DE60F1CA14CFAA5" box="[686,878,1330,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Alexandresaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexandresaurus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78CC80F1CA1EBFAA5" box="[896,969,1330,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Iphisa</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78C930F1CA652FAA5" box="[987,1136,1330,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78BCA0F1DA733FAA4" box="[1154,1297,1331,1354]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Acratosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acratosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78A6B0F1CA7BAFAA5" box="[1315,1432,1330,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Stenolepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Stenolepis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78FDF0F79A303FA80" box="[151,289,1367,1390]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Caparaonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Caparaonia</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78E780F78A3C1FA81" box="[304,483,1366,1391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobodactylus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D6C0F78A0ECFA81" box="[548,718,1366,1391]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78D6C0F78A0ECFA81" box="[548,718,1366,1391]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Heterodactylus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: interclavicle cruciform, with central area extremely reduced; lateral process of interclavicle long, straight, and pointed; glossohyal fused to basihyal; nasals in narrow contact with premaxilla, wide, divergent, and in contact at midline, but broadly separated anteriorly by the subtriangular lamina of premaxillary; first finger reduced (lost in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78C6A0FECA1EEFA35" box="[802,972,1474,1499]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78C6A0FECA1EEFA35" box="[802,972,1474,1499]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Heterodactylus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78B5C0FECA6E6FA35" box="[1044,1220,1474,1499]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78B5C0FECA6E6FA35" box="[1044,1220,1474,1499]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Colobodactylus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), without a claw (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFB695CB9F6BFFE78FD60FC8A392FA11" author="Rodrigues" box="[158,432,1510,1535]" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" refString="Rodrigues, M. T., Cassimiro, J., De Freitas, M. A. & Silva, T. F. S. (2009 a) A new microteiid lizard of the genus Acratosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Serra do Sincora, state of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 2013, 17 - 29." type="journal article" year="2009" yearSuffix="a">
|
||
Rodrigues
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78E570FC9A37EFA11" box="[287,348,1510,1535]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
2009a
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F330A8AA9F6BFFE78E8F0FC9A3C4FA11" box="[455,486,1511,1535]" name="American Samoa" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">As</collectingCountry>
|
||
currently defined, the Chirocolini (former Heterodactylini) contains
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78A450FC9A36FF9CD" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78A450FC9A7B5FA10" box="[1293,1431,1511,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Caparaonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Caparaonia</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78FDF0C24A368F9CD" box="[151,330,1546,1571]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobodactylus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78ECC0C24A00CF9CD" box="[388,558,1546,1571]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78ECC0C24A00CF9CD" box="[388,558,1546,1571]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Heterodactylus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, whereas
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78DE80C24A6D0F9CD" box="[672,1266,1546,1571]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78DE80C24A17DF9CD" box="[672,863,1546,1571]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Alexandresaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexandresaurus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78C230C25A1D8F9CC" box="[875,1018,1547,1570]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Acratosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acratosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78B4D0C24A6B8F9CD" box="[1029,1178,1546,1571]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78BEE0C24A6CDF9CD" box="[1190,1263,1546,1571]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Iphisa</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78A620C24A7BEF9CD" box="[1322,1436,1546,1571]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Stenolepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78A620C24A7BEF9CD" box="[1322,1436,1546,1571]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Stenolepis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
belong to the Iphisini (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFB695CB9F6BFFE78EDC0C00A0BBF9A9" author="Rodrigues" box="[404,665,1582,1607]" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" refString="Rodrigues, M. T., Cassimiro, J., De Freitas, M. A. & Silva, T. F. S. (2009 a) A new microteiid lizard of the genus Acratosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Serra do Sincora, state of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 2013, 17 - 29." type="journal article" year="2009" yearSuffix="a">
|
||
Rodrigues
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78D580C01A06BF9A9" box="[528,585,1582,1607]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
2009a
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Our phylogenetic analyses (below) clearly indicate that
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78A560C00A7BEF9A9" box="[1310,1436,1582,1607]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78A560C00A7BEF9A9" box="[1310,1436,1582,1607]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is part of the clade Iphisini. The following unique characters of Iphisini are present in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78B8A0C7CA762F985" box="[1218,1344,1618,1643]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78B8A0C7CA762F985" box="[1218,1344,1618,1643]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: lateral expansions of the parietal and shape of postfrontal.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D9E0C58A176F961" box="[726,852,1654,1679]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78D9E0C58A176F961" box="[726,852,1654,1679]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the other Iphisini differ from the Chirocolini by the shape and size of parietal scale, condition of supratemporal fenestra and postorbital width (
|
||
<figureCitation id="131CF4BF9F6BFFE78B8E0CB4A72EF95D" box="[1222,1292,1690,1715]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[172,1401,220,1891]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1924]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. (A) Dorsal and (B) ventral views of the skull of Rondonops biscutatus (CHUNB 23454). Scale bar = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/241977/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
|
||
). In addition to molecular characters, the Iphisini and Chirocolini differ by a more elongate body and higher degree of limb reduction in the latter.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78ED10CCCA035F915" box="[409,535,1762,1787]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78ED10CCCA035F915" box="[409,535,1762,1787]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the other Iphisini differ from the Gymnophthalmini by possessing eyelids, which are absent in all Gymnophthalmini, except
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D8D0D29A17BF8F0" box="[709,857,1799,1822]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Tretioscincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78D8D0D29A17BF8F0" box="[709,857,1799,1822]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Tretioscincus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFB695CB9F6BFFE78C200D28A60BF8F1" author="Avila-Pires" box="[872,1065,1798,1823]" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" refString="Avila-Pires, T. C. S. (1995) Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden, 299, 1 - 706." type="journal article" year="1995">Avila-Pires 1995</bibRefCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFB695CB9F6BFFE78B7D0D28A6C9F8F1" author="Rodrigues" box="[1077,1259,1798,1823]" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" refString="Rodrigues, M. T. (1991) Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brasil. III. Procellosaurinus: um novo genero de microteiideos sem palpebra, com a redefinicao do genero Gymnophthalmus (Sauria, Teiidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, 37 (21), 329 - 342." type="journal article" year="1991">Rodrigues 1991</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98E83A9F6BFFE68F8F0D05A693FE66" blockId="4.[151,1437,538,2003]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,151,392]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="406" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
Among Iphisini,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78EC10D04A025F8AD" box="[393,519,1834,1859]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78EC10D04A025F8AD" box="[393,519,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78DE90D04A0C5F8AD" box="[673,743,1834,1859]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78DE90D04A0C5F8AD" box="[673,743,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Iphisa</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having two pairs of enlarged chinshields (one in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78A0D0D04A7A9F8AD" box="[1349,1419,1834,1859]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Iphisa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78A0D0D04A7A9F8AD" box="[1349,1419,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Iphisa</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
); dorsal trunk scales lanceolate, strongly keeled and not arranged in longitudinal rows (dorsal trunk scales broad, smooth and forming two longitudinal rows), and lateral scales keeled (smooth). It differs from other Iphisini (
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78FE80DB8A0BFF840" box="[160,669,1942,1967]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78FE80DB8A342F841" box="[160,352,1942,1967]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Alexandresaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexandresaurus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78E260DB8A021F841" box="[366,515,1942,1967]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Colobosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78D590DB9A0BFF840" box="[529,669,1943,1966]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Acratosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acratosaura</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6BFFE78DA90DB8A171F841" box="[737,851,1942,1967]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Stenolepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="405" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6BFFE78DA90DB8A171F841" box="[737,851,1942,1967]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="405">Stenolepis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and all Chirocolini by the presence of very wide ventrals disposed in two longitudinal rows (ventrals narrower, in four or six longitudinal rows), and 6–10 transverse series of smooth, wide nuchals disposed in two longitudinal rows (nuchals narrower, not forming two longitudinal rows).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68EC10A92A025FF3B" box="[393,519,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68EC10A92A025FF3B" box="[393,519,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
further differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68C530A92A1AEFF3B" box="[795,908,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Stenolepis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68C530A92A1AEFF3B" box="[795,908,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Stenolepis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having prefrontals (absent), and from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68FDF0ACEA301FF19" box="[151,291,224,247]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Acratosaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68FDF0ACEA301FF19" box="[151,291,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Acratosaura</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, by having only two pairs of enlarged chinshields (three). Among Chirocolini,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68BDA0AF1A732FF16" box="[1170,1296,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68BDA0AF1A732FF16" box="[1170,1296,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Rondonops</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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differs from
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<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68FDF0B2AA365FEF3" box="[151,327,260,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Colobodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68FDF0B2AA365FEF3" box="[151,327,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Colobodactylus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68EC20B2AA016FEF3" box="[394,564,260,285]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68EC20B2AA016FEF3" box="[394,564,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Heterodactylus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having a distinct first finger (absent), prefrontal scales (absent), and parietals longer than wide (wider than long). From
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68DA30B09A1B7FEAE" box="[747,917,295,320]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Heterodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68DA30B09A1B7FEAE" box="[747,917,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Heterodactylus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
it differs by having an enlarged interparietal (absent or vestigial), a distinct ear opening (absent), and a typical lacertiform body (extremely elongate).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68FDF0B41A337FE66" box="[151,277,367,392]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Rondonops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="421" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68FDF0B41A337FE66" box="[151,277,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Rondonops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C2793B99F6AFFE68EE10B5EA013FE69" box="[425,561,368,391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gymnophthalmidae" genus="Caparaonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="406" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B95334289F6AFFE68EE10B5EA013FE69" box="[425,561,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="406">Caparaonia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having only two pairs of enlarged chinshields (three).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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