Alopoglossus tapajosensis RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, MORAES, COSTA DE OLIVEIRA, CARVALHO, CHOUERI, WERNECK & MEIRI, 2021
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Alopoglossus tapajosensis
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| Higher Taxa | Alopoglossidae, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Alopoglossus tapajosensis RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, MORAES, COSTA DE OLIVEIRA, CARVALHO, CHOUERI, WERNECK & MEIRI 2021 Alopoglossus angulatus — MORAES et al. 2020: 696 (part) |
| Distribution | Brazil (Pará) Type locality: west bank of the middle Tapajós River, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil (−5.06, −56.87) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. INPA-H 41383, adult female, collected on 22 July 2012 at by Ana B. Barros, Dante Pavan and Leandro J. C. L. Moraes (Figures 12–14). Paratype. INPA-H 41382, adult male, collected on 11 December 2012 at the west bank of the middle Tapajós River, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil (−5.05, −56.87), by Dante Pavan and Leandro J. C. L. Moraes (Figure 15). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Alopoglossus tapajosensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Alopoglossus by the combination of the following characters: (1) non-granular, keeled, imbricate scales on medial and posterior sides of neck, varying from phylloid to mucronate with almost rounded posterior margins, in 10 transverse rows; (2) three pairs of chin shield scales; (3) third pair of chin shields in broad contact with each other anteromedially, and separated from each other on the posteriormost portions by small, imbricate scales; (4) smooth scales along midventral gular region; (5) feebly keeled scales on anterior temporal region; (6) strongly keeled scales on posterior temporal region; (7) smooth first supratemporal scale; (8) strongly keeled distally second supratemporal, clearly folding laterally toward the temporal region; (9) supratemporal scales in contact with each other, forming a long, straight suture between them; (10) 22 total number of femoral pores in males. 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 7463 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: Alopoglossus tapajosensis sp. nov. is only known from two localities, ~1 km apart, on the west bank of the middle Tapajós River, south of the Amazon River, occurring in the state of Pará, Brazil (Figure 8 in RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2021). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is masculine and refers to the fact that this species is currently known only for the Tapajós River basin, in Brazilian Amazonia. |
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