Petracola ianwhitei ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL, 2026
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Petracola ianwhitei
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Not given |
| Synonym | Petracola ianwhitei ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL 2026 |
| Distribution | NW Peru (Cajamarca: Cordillera de Pagaibamba), elevations 2770 - 3172 m Type locality: Cerro Ocshawilca (-6.408, -79.063) at 2712 m, Querocoto district, Chota province, Cajamarca department, Peru. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CORBIDI 1698, an adult male, collected by P. J. Venegas on 9 August 2007. Paratypes (24): Peru: Cajamarca department: Chota province: Querocoto district: CORBIDI 1695, 1696, 1699 (adult females), CORBIDI 1602–3 (juveniles), CORBIDI 1697 (adult male) collected with the holotype by P. J. Venegas; CORBIDI 1700–1, juveniles, from Quebrada Honda (-6.374, -79.069), at 2770 m, collected by P. J. Venegas on 8 August 2008; CORBIDI 26436–39, females, from Cerro Ocshawilca (-6.433, -79.061) at 3172 m, collected by P. J. Venegas and S. Bullard on 2 December 2023; and CORBIDI 26519, 26521, 26523, and 26524 females, 26520 male, 26522 juvenile, from same location, collected by P. J. Venegas, A. García-Ayachi, S. Bullard, E. Quispe, J. Odar, and G. Chávez on 7 December 2023; CORBIDI 26542 female, 26543 female, 26544–45 females, and 26546–47 males, from El Pargo (-6.438, -79.062) at 3100 m, collected by P. J. Venegas, A. García-Ayachi, S. Bullard, E. Quispe, J. Odar, and G. Chávez on 8 December 2023 |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Echevarria et al. 2026: Fig. 1, Fig. 4K. |
| Etymology | The specific epithetianwhiteiis a noun in the genitive case and is a patronym for Ian White, a youngamphibian and reptile enthusiast, who together with his family support conservation of the last remnants of cloudforests in the Andes of northern Peru, through the nonprofit organization Rainforest Partnership, headquartered inAustin, Texas, USA. The opportunity to be a patron for these new species of lizards is the latest step in the Whitefamily’s multigenerational commitment to the study and preservation of the natural world, highlighting the specialinterest of this family in these reptiles and the challenges that they and other creatures face due to climate changeand anthropogenic activities. |
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