Lepidophyma jasonjonesi GRÜNWALD, REYES-VELASCO, AHUMADA-CARRILLO, MONTAÑO-RUVALCABA FRANZ-CHÁVEZ, LA FOREST, RAMÍREZ-CHAPARRO, TERÁN-JUÁREZ & BORJA-JIMÉNEZ, 2023
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Lepidophyma jasonjonesi
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| Higher Taxa | Xantusiidae (Lepidophyminae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jones’ Night Lizard Spanish: Lagartija Nocturna de Jones |
| Synonym | Lepidophyma jasonjonesi GRÜNWALD, REYES-VELASCO, AHUMADA-CARRILLO, MONTAÑO-RUVALCABA FRANZ-CHÁVEZ, LA FOREST, RAMÍREZ-CHAPARRO, TERÁN-JUÁREZ & BORJA-JIMÉNEZ 2023 Lepidophyma jasonjonesi — GRÜNWALD et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Tamaulipas) Type locality: 28 km NNE of Jaumave, on Federal Highway 101 to Ciudad Victoria, Municipio de Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico (23.617489, -99.285573, 1,005 m a.s.l.; datum = WGS84 |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype (Fig. 2). INIRENA 2817 (Original field number CIG-0969). Adult male collected in a rock crevice near a small seep (Fig. 3), by Jason M. Jones and Ivan Ahumada-Carrillo on 26 July 2016. Paratypes (Fig. 4). INIRENA 2818 (Original field number CIG-0970). Adult male, with the same collection data as the Holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lepidophyma jasonjonesi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: flattened head and body, head height 31–32% of head length; anterior pretympanic plate large, similar size as anterior supratemporal; 52–54 gular scales; 0–1 gular scales contacting first pair of infralabials; 180–182 dorsal scales mid-ventrally between occipitals and rump; 17–18 enlarged tubercles in paravertebral row between axilla and groin, 16 enlarged tubercles in second vertebral row between axilla and groin; 37–40 total femoral pores; 27–30 lamellae on fourth toe of foot, with 10–15 divided mid-ventrally; 35–38 ventral scale rows, with 10 longitudinal ventral scale rows; iris brown. (Grünwald et al. 2023) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 10347 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: See map in Grünwald et al. 2023: 18 (Fig. 7). |
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