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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFF11FD0B178AFD1E" box="[173,440,719,743]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Stenocercus rhodomelas</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFFC6FC8A1792FC9F" box="[122,416,846,870]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Leiocephalus rhodomelas</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFFC6FC4E1783FC5B" box="[122,433,906,930]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Ophryoessoides rhodomelas</emphasis>
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; Etheridge, in
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.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFFC6FC2717A8FC03" box="[122,410,994,1018]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Stenocercus rhodomelas</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="AA454B76FFF0FFDCFE05FC261446FC03" author="FRITTS, T. H." box="[441,628,994,1018]" journalOrPublisher="San Diego Society of Natural History Memoir" pageId="75" pageNumber="150" pagination="1 - 89" part="7" refId="ref77735" refString="FRITTS, T. H. 1974. A multivariate and evolutionary analysis of the andean iguanid lizards of the genus Stenocercus. San Diego Society of Natural History Memoir 7: 1 - 89." title="A multivariate and evolutionary analysis of the andean iguanid lizards of the genus Stenocercus" type="journal article" year="1974">Fritts, 1974:63</bibRefCitation>
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;
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.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFF29FBDB1733FBCF" box="[149,257,1055,1078]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Diagnosis</emphasis>
.—
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFE9EFBDA141FFBCF" box="[290,557,1054,1078]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Stenocercus rhodomelas</emphasis>
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is distinguished from other species of
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFE4AFBFF144AFBAB" box="[502,632,1083,1106]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Stenocercus</emphasis>
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except
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFF70FB9D170CFB89" box="[204,318,1113,1136]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. ornatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFEC0FB9D1433FB89" box="[380,513,1112,1136]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. percultus</emphasis>
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by having imbricate scales on the posterior surface of thighs, smooth ventrals, deep posthumeral and postfemoral mite pockets, and keeled dorsal head scales. Of these species,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFDDFFB0A16CBFAFB" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. rhodomelas</emphasis>
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is unique in lacking an antehumeral fold (weakly to moderately developed in
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFFC6FAE116CCFAC4" box="[122,254,1317,1341]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. percultus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFE8BFAE11795FAC4" box="[311,423,1317,1341]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. ornatus</emphasis>
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). In addition, only adult males of
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFE9CFA87178EFAA3" box="[288,444,1346,1370]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. rhodomelas</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFE49FA87144AFAA3" box="[501,632,1346,1370]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. percultus</emphasis>
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have the gular region extensively covered in black. However, the black patches on the ventral surfaces of hind limbs characteristic of
<taxonomicName id="09D44D04FFF0FFDCFFC6FA7C172EFA36" authorityName="Fritts" authorityYear="1974" box="[122,284,1463,1487]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="75" pageNumber="150" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rhodomelas">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFFC6FA7C172EFA36" box="[122,284,1463,1487]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. rhodomelas</emphasis>
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adult males are absent in
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFDDFFA7C16D2FA15" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">S. percultus</emphasis>
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.
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.—(1) Maximum SVL in males 93 mm (
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= 24); (2) maximum SVL in females 73 mm (
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= 28); (3) vertebrals 4355; (4) paravertebrals 4961; (5) scales around midbody 4358; (6) supraoculars 36; (7) internasals 24; (8) postrostrals 36; (9) loreals 23; (10) gulars 1721; (11) subdigitals on Finger IV 1421; (12) subdigitals on Toe IV 2230; (13) posthumeral mite pocket present as a deep depression; (14) postfemoral mite pocket distinct with slit-like opening; (15) parietal eye always visible through interparietal cornea; (16) scales on occipitoparietal region small, keeled or wrinkled, juxtaposed; (17) projecting angulate temporals absent; (18) row of enlarged supraoculars occupying most of supraocular region absent; (19) scales on frontonasal region weakly imbricate anteriorly; (20) preauricular fringe present; (21) neck folds absent; (22) lateral and dorsal nuchals similar in size; (23) posterior gulars rhomboidal, smooth, imbricate, notched; (24) lateral and dorsal body scales similar in size; (25) vertebrals larger than adjacent paravertebrals; (26) dorsolateral crest absent; (27) ventrals smooth, imbricate; (28) scales on posterior surfaces of thighs keeled, imbricate; (29) inguinal granular pocket absent; (30) inguinal groove absent; (31) preanals not projected; (32) tail strongly compressed laterally in adult males; (33) tail length 6066% of total length; (34) caudal whorls per autotomic segment three; (35) caudals not spinose; (36) dark brown stripe extending anterodorsally from subocular region to supraciliaries absent; (37) dark patch extensively covering gular region of females absent; (38) dark patch extensively covering gular region of adult males always present; (39) black patch on ventral surface of neck in adult males absent; (40) dark midventral longitudinal mark such as faint line, conspicuous stripe, or extensive patch in adult males always present; (41) dark patches on ventral surface of thighs in adult males always present; (42) postxiphisternal inscriptional ribs not in contact midventrally, Patterns 2A and 2B.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF0FFDCFD0FFA991577FA8C" box="[691,837,1373,1397]" italics="true" pageId="75" pageNumber="150">Color in life</emphasis>
.—Dorsum dark brown with scattered pink, cream, or black scales and a black V-shaped mark between fore limbs; some vertebrals yellow in males; shoulder with black blotch; labials and rostral black in most specimens; gular region with large black patch in males and brown scattered flecks in females; throat pink and pectoral region with black patch extending posteriorly as a midventral stripe in males; ventral surfaces of pelvic region and hind limbs black in males; black ventral triangular mark pointing posteriorly on base of tail in some males; ventral surface of tail pink proximally and cream distally in males (
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).
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFF16FED21751FED7" box="[170,355,278,302]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">Natural History</emphasis>
.—
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observed this species on large rocks and on the ground at the base of cacti in xeric areas with sparse vegetation. I have seen this species on the ground near small shrubs.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFF16FE6E1703FE3B" box="[170,305,426,450]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">Distribution</emphasis>
.—
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFEEFFE6E1452FE3B" box="[339,608,426,450]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">Stenocercus rhodomelas</emphasis>
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occurs in southern Ecuador (northern Andes) between 3
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFEBFFE20173FFE05" bold="true" box="[259,269,484,508]" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">°</emphasis>
30'S3
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFEE6FE201756FE05" bold="true" box="[346,356,484,508]" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">°</emphasis>
S on the western slopes of the western Cordillera, as well as the Saraguro inter-Andean basin (
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). This species occupies the upper valley of Río Jubones (Pacific drainage) at elevations of 7302100 m in Provincias Azuay and Loja.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFE67FDB31444FD77" box="[475,630,630,654]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">S. rhodomelas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is sympatric with
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFEE6FD5017D3FD52" box="[346,481,660,683]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">S. simonsii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Azuay) and possibly
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFF4BFD75176AFD30" box="[247,344,689,713]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">S. festae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF7FFDBFE1DFD751400FD30" box="[417,562,689,713]" italics="true" pageId="76" pageNumber="151">S. iridescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
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).
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