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Petracola pacifica ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL, 2026

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Not given 
SynonymPetracola pacifica ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL 2026 
DistributionNW Peru (Piura: Cordillera Huancabamba), elevations 2720 - 3032 m

Type locality: El Tambo (-5.361, -79.552) 2984 m, Huancabamba province, Piura department, Peru.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CORBIDI 10483, adult male, collected by L. Y. Echevarría and A. García on 29 February 2012.
Paratypes (30). CORBIDI 10482 (adult females), 10483 (adult male), CORBIDI 10484 (adult male) from type locality collected by L. Y. Echevarría and A. García on 29 February 2012; CORBIDI 10489 (adult male), CORBIDI 10491 (adult female) from type locality collected by L. Y. Echevarría and A. García on 1 March 2012; CORBIDI 10498 (adult male), 10503 (adult female) from type locality, collected by L. Y. Echevarría and A. García on 3 March 2012; CORBIDI 11268–70 (adult males), 11271–2 (adult females), 11273 (juvenile) from type locality collected by P. J. Venegas and A. García on 4 de July 2012; CORBIDI 22262, 22266–8 adult males, CORBIDI 22264, CORBIDI 22273, and CORBIDI 22276 adult females, and CORBIDI 22274–5 juveniles from type locality collected by L. A. García-Ayachi, J. Ormeño, and G. Chávez on 4 February 2020. 
DiagnosisUnfortunately 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. 
CommentDistribution: see map in Echevarria et al. 2026: Fig. 1, Fig. 4. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet pacifica refers to the Pacific slope of the Cordillera Huancabamba, where this new species occurs. 
References
  • Echevarría, L.Y., Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Bravo, A.G.-. & Torres-Carvajal, O. 2026. Facing a slithery dragon: systematics of the Petracola ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1900) species complex (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with description of five new species. Zootaxa, 5792 (2), 245–286 - get paper here
 
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