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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFF16FB4C17A6FB59" box="[170,404,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">Stenocercus puyango</emphasis>
Torres-Carvajal
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(
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFFC6FB091755FB1D" box="[122,359,1229,1252]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">Stenocercus puyango</emphasis>
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Torres-Carvajal, 2005
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: 79
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03
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53'S
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80
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04'W
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.̕̕
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.—
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can be distinguished from other species of
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFDADFAA416ACFA6C" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">Stenocercus</emphasis>
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except
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFF4FFABA1791FA6C" box="[243,419,1405,1429]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. erythrogaster</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFE0CFABA1440FA6C" box="[432,626,1405,1429]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. huancabambae</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFFC6FA5F1737FA4B" box="[122,261,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. iridescens</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="09D44D04FFF2FFDEFEA9FA5F17BDFA4B" authorityName="Cadle" authorityYear="1998" box="[277,399,1434,1458]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="73" pageNumber="148" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="limitaris">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFEA9FA5F17BDFA4B" box="[277,399,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. limitaris</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFE76FA5F1467FA4B" box="[458,597,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. santander</emphasis>
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by having imbricate scales on posterior aspect of thighs, nostrils medial to canthal ridge, and a longitudinal row of enlarged supraoculars occupying most of the supraocular region. Of these species, only
<taxonomicName id="09D44D04FFF2FFDEFEC4F9E9147AF9BC" authorityName="Cadle" authorityYear="1991" box="[376,584,1581,1605]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="73" pageNumber="148" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huancabambae">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFEC4F9E9147AF9BC" box="[376,584,1581,1605]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. huancabambae</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFDDFF9E916E4F99B" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. limitaris</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFF54F98F1755F99B" box="[232,359,1611,1634]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. puyango</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFE11F98F1408F99B" box="[429,570,1610,1634]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. santander</emphasis>
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have a postfemoral mite pocket.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFE6DF9AC1464F986" box="[465,598,1640,1663]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. puyango</emphasis>
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is unique among these four species in having smooth dorsal head scales and smooth ventrals (these scales are keeled in
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFC77FF7A12A2FF2F" box="[971,1168,190,214]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. huancabambae</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="09D44D04FFF2FFDEFD24FF181520FF0A" authorityName="Cadle" authorityYear="1998" box="[664,786,219,243]" class="Squamata" family="Tropiduridae" genus="Stenocercus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="73" pageNumber="148" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="limitaris">
<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFD24FF181520FF0A" box="[664,786,219,243]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. limitaris</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFCEFFF1815ECFF0A" box="[851,990,219,243]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">S. santander</emphasis>
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.)
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.—(1) Maximum SVL in males 115 mm (
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= 19); (2) maximum SVL in females 82 mm (
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= 16); (3) vertebrals 4250; (4) paravertebrals 4353; (5) scales around midbody 3045; (6) supraoculars 46; (7) internasals 23; (8) postrostrals four; (9) loreals 24; (10) gulars 1822; (11) subdigitals on Finger IV 1520; (12) subdigitals on Toe IV 2227; (13) posthumeral mite pocket present as a shallow depression with a wide opening; (14) postfemoral mite pocket distinct with slit-like opening; (15) parietal eye visible through interparietal cornea in 97% of specimens; (16) scales on occipitoparietal region large, smooth, imbricate; (17) projecting angulate temporals absent; (18) enlarged supraoculars occupying most of supraocular region in one row; (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 or slightly keeled, imbricate, not notched; (24) lateral and dorsal body scales similar in size; (25) vertebrals larger than adjacent paravertebrals; (26) dorsolateral crest absent; (27) ventrals in adults smooth, imbricate; (28) scales on posterior surfaces of thighs keeled, imbricate; (29) inguinal granular pocket absent; (30) inguinal groove absent; (31) preanals projected; (32) tail strongly compressed laterally in adult males; (33) tail length 6873% 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 present; (37) dark patch extensively covering gular region in 50% of females; (38) dark patch extensively covering gular region in adult males absent; (39) black patch on ventral surface of neck in 72% of adult males; (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 absent; (42) postxiphisternal inscriptional ribs not in contact midventrally, Pattern 1B.
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF2FFDEFD0FF9401577F965" box="[691,837,1668,1692]" italics="true" pageId="73" pageNumber="148">Color in life</emphasis>
.—Dorsum brown with dark chevrons longitudinally arranged over vertebral line; cream vertical line on shoulder; cream line extending longitudinally from subocular region to level of insertion of fore limbs in females; subocular and loreal regions cream; posteroventrally oriented dark brown band on subocular region in some specimens; dorsum of head with dark brown interorbital bar; flanks of body with scattered red marks in males; gular region background rosy in males and brown in females; chin, gular region, and ventral and lateral aspects of neck with scattered red marks in males; black or dark red blotch on ventromedial aspect of neck in most males; throat bright yellow in males and cream, sometimes with an 8-shaped dark brown mark in females; ventral surface of body between pectoral and pelvic girdles lavender in males and cream in females, with a faint, narrow dark midventral line in both sexes; three large cream blotches on posterior surface of each thigh in females (
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Torres-Carvajal, 2005
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).
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFF16FC87176BFCA2" box="[170,345,835,859]" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">Natural History</emphasis>
.—A female laid two eggs in January 2004; after 96 days, a 0.7 g neonate (SVL = 26.7 mm, TL = 54.7 mm) hatched from one of the eggs (
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Torres-Carvajal, 2005
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). Juveniles and females are more common in leaf litter, whereas adult males prefer exposed rocks and logs.
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<subSubSection id="86CE650CFFF1FFDDFF16FBD61794FAB6" pageId="74" pageNumber="149" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFF16FBD61703FBD3" box="[170,305,1042,1066]" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">Distribution</emphasis>
.—
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFEEFFBD6140FFBD0" box="[339,573,1042,1065]" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">Stenocercus puyango</emphasis>
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occurs between 6
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S3
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30'S in the Pacific lowlands and adjacent slopes of the western Cordilleras of the central and northern Andes (
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). This species is known from elevations of 90 1500 m in southern Ecuador (Provincias El Oro, Loja) and northern Peru (Departamentos Lambayeque, Piura, and Tumbes).
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFDC4FB1B16DCFAED" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">S. puyango</emphasis>
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is sympatric with
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFE7FFB38140DFAED" box="[451,575,1276,1300]" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">S. limitaris</emphasis>
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(Peru: Tumbes) and possibly
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<emphasis id="FCA0EA95FFF1FFDDFE2CFADE1434FAC8" box="[400,518,1306,1329]" italics="true" pageId="74" pageNumber="149">S. carrioni</emphasis>
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in Ecuador (
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).
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