Proctoporus katerynae MAMANI, CRUZ, MALLQUI & CATENAZZI, 2022
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Proctoporus katerynae
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Proctoporus katerynae MAMANI, CRUZ, MALLQUI & CATENAZZI 2022 |
| Distribution | Peru (Cusco) Type locality: Monte Carmelo (12°22′58’’ S, 73°04′20’’ W, 1960 m a.s.l.), district Echarate, province La Convención, Department Cusco, in Peru |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MUBI 10482, adult female (Figures 3 and 4). Collected by S. Mallqui and R. Cruz on 26 February 2010. Paratypes: MUBI 10492 (subadult female) and MUBI 10493 (sub adult male) collected near the type locality (12◦22′30′′ S, 73◦04′47′′ W, 2040 m a.s.l.) and with the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: (1) Frontonasal slightly longer than frontal; (2) nasoloreal suture absent; (3) three supraoculars; (4) four superciliaries; (5) three postoculars; (6) palpebral disc undivided and transparent; (7) four supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subocular; (8) three anterior infralabials; (9) four to five genials in contact; (10) two rows of pregulars; (11) dorsal body scales quadrangular, keeled, and sub imbricate; (12) 30–32 scales around midbody; (13) 31–33 transverse dorsal rows; (14) 18–19 transverse ventral rows; (15) 18–20 longitudinal dorsal rows; (16) eight longitudinal ventral rows; (17) a continuous series of small lateral scales separating dorsals from ventrals; (18) four posterior cloacal plate scales; (19) two anterior preanal plate scales; (20) seven to eight femoral pores per hind limb in a male, absent in females; (21) preanal pores absent; (22) seven to eight subdigital lamellae on finger IV; 10–12 subdigital lamellae on toe IV; (23) limbs not overlapping when adpressed against the body; (24) pentadactyl, digits clawed; (25) in one adult female, the dorsum is predominantly brown and black with tiny yellow spots of irregular distribution, the flanks of the anterior middle part of the body have yellow spots that look like ocelli, the ventral surface is yellow with some irregular, dark mottling, and the throat is yellow with abundant dark spots; and coloration of adult males unknown. (Figure 4). Measurements are in Table 3. (MAMANI et al. 2022) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet, katerynae, is patronymic for Kateryn Pino Bolañoz (MUSA, Peru), in recognition of her friendship with the first author (LM), and her work for mammal conservation in Peru. |
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