Ameiva pantherina UGUETO & HARVEY, 2011
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Ameiva pantherina
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| Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ameiva pantherina UGUETO & HARVEY 2011: 148 Ameiva ameiva melanocephala — DONOSO-BARROS 1968: 115 (part.) Ameiva pantherina — HARVEY et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Monagas) Type locality: 60 km southeast of Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: LACM 31431, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized Ameiva dis- tinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL in males 152 mm; (2) dorsal head scales smooth; (3) frontal single; (4) frontoparietal and parietal plates in contact with interparietals; (5) 24–41 (both sides) scales, usually in single row, between supraoculars and supraci- liaries; (6) 14–18 occipitals, usually subequal to first dorsal row; (7) 20–36 anterior gulars; (8) middle anterior gulars polygonal or rounded and usually small, rarely moderately enlarged; (9) patch of moderately enlarged posterior gulars frequently present, less often all posterior gulars small; (10) 17–20 posterior gulars between antegular and gular folds; (11) enlarged mesoptychial scales subequal or larger than largest gulars; (12) postbrachials moder- ately to distinctly enlarged; (13) 291–343 scales between occiput and rump; (14) 137–163 dorsal scales across midbody; (15) ventrals in 29–35 transverse and 10 longitudinal rows; (16) adult male coloration in life unknown, in preservative purplish with large and conspicuous black with dorsal reticulations and whitish lateral ocelli; (17) throat in adults dark gray; (18) no vertebral light stripe and ocelli never present on dorsum; (19) juveniles with distinct paired black spots on dorsum and with indistinct whitish dorsolateral line bordering upper margin of broad black lateral stripe; (20) associated with savannahs [UGUETO & HARVEY 2011]. 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 46 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Diet: a large percentage of the diet of this species (10-30%) consists of ants (Lucas et al. 2023). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet pantherina is a feminine adjective derived from the Greek word panther, meaning ‘‘cat,’’ in reference to the leopard-like dorsal pattern exhibited by adults of this species. |
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