Ameivula apipensis ARIAS, RECODER, ÁLVAREZ, ETCHEPARE, QUIPILDOR, LOBO & RODRIGUES, 2018
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Ameivula apipensis
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| Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ameivula apipensis ARIAS, RECODER, ÁLVAREZ, ETHCEPARE, QUIPILDOR, LOBO & RODRIGUES 2018 |
| Distribution | Argentina (Corrientes) Type locality: Apipé island, (19°17’24’’S, 43°32’55.1’’W), Corrientes province, ARGENTINA, elevation 70 m |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: UNNE (= UNNEC) 11200, adult male, collected by Federico Arias, Eduardo Etchepare, Maria del Rosario Ingaramo and Belén Arrieta, on May 9 of 2011. Paratypes: Adult males; UNNEC 9594, 10194, 11119, 11087; 11088; 10195. Adult females; UNNEC 11089, 11091, 9588, 9683, 9765. Juveniles; UNNEC 11120, 11123, 11124, 11125. All from the same locality as the holotype (19°17’24’’S, 43°32’55.1’’W), collected between 9 March and 15 March 2011, by the same collectors as for the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Ameivula apipensis sp. n. is a slender, medium sized species (maximum SVL ♂= 63.3 mm, ♀= 60.5 mm) , distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) a whitish brown vertebral stripe both in adults and juveniles, (2) ventral aspect of the head and body yellow, (3) lateral field with overlapping spots (no ocelli), (4) inter-frontoparietal scale present in 46.2 % (n= 39) of the specimens (Fig. 3B), (5) hemipenis without lateral sac , and (6) five xifiesternal ribs. Additional details (3577 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific name “apipensis” refers to the type locality, Apipé island, Department of Ituzaingó, Corrientes Province, Argentina |
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