| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Cope's Bachia |
| Synonym | Brachypus pallidiceps COPE 1862: 356
Scolecosaurus pallidiceps — DUNN 1940: 116
Bachia pallidiceps — VANZOLINI 1961: 204
Bachia pallidiceps — DIXON 1973: 36
Bachia pallidiceps — PRESCH 1975
Bachia pallidiceps — KÖHLER 2000: 99 |
| Distribution | Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama only (fide KÖHLER 2000)
Type locality: Rio Truando region, Colombia.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: lost, was USNM 4324 (old number as cited by COPE), now lost fide fide SAVAGE 2002 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dixon 1973: 36
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| Comment | Synonymy: McDiarmid & DeWeese (1977) consider B. blairi as valid species, after Dixon (1973) has synonymized it with B. pallidiceps. The only clear difference seems to be a bright dorsolateral stripe in pallidiceps that is missing from blairi.
Distribution: see map in Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2016: 153 (Fig. 4). Not listed for Costa Rica by KÖHLER (2000). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “pallidus” = pale or yellow(ish) and “-ceps”, short suffix for “caput” = head. |
| References |
- Cope, E.D. 1862. Catalogues of the reptiles obtained during the explorations of the Parana Paraguay, Vermejo and Uruguay rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U.S.N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michier, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the expedition conducting the su Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 346-359. - get paper here
- Dixon, J.R. 1973. A systematic review of the teiid lizards, genus Bachia, with remarks on Heterodactylus and Anotosaura. Misc. Publ. Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. 57: 1-47 - get paper here
- Dunn,E.R. 1940. New and noteworthy herpetological material from Panamá. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 92: 105-122. - get paper here
- Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
- Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp.
- McDiarmid, Roy W.; DeWeese, James E. 1977. The systematic status of the lizard Bachia blairi (Dunn) 1940 (Reptilia: Teiidae) and its occurrence in Costa Rica. Brenesia 12/13: 143-153
- Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
- Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp. - get paper here
- Presch, William 1975. The evolution of limb reduction in the Teiid lizard genus Bachia. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 74 (3): 113-121 - get paper here
- Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A.; Marcélia B. da Silva, and Jucivaldo D. Lima 2016. A New Species of Bachia Gray 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Herpetologica 72 (2): 148-156. - get paper here
- Vanzolini,P.E. 1961. Bachia: Especies Brasileiras e conceito generico (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos Zoologia (São Paulo) 14: 193-209 - get paper here
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