Aspidoscelis preopatae BARLEY, REEDER, NIETO-MONTES-DE-OCA, COLE & THOMSON, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Aspidoscelis preopatae BARLEY, REEDER, NIETO-MONTES-DE-OCA, COLE & THOMSON 2021 |
Distribution | Mexico (Sonora, between Bavispe and Huachinera). Type locality: Along the Rio Bavispe, 5.6 miles south (by road) of Bacerac, Sonora, Mexico |
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Types | Holotype: LACM 114783 (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County); Paratypes: TWR 1265, 1266; LACM 137195–137197; UAZ 21642 (University of Arizona Museum of Natural History = UAZ, Tod Reeder, San Diego State University = TWR) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Aspidoscelis distinguished by the following combination of characters: (1) a diploid parthenogenetic member of the sexlineatus species group; (2) adult body size small (SVL typically <75 mm); (3) dorsal granules around midbody 81–95; (4) femoral pores 35–40; (5) supraocular scales 4; (6) subdigital lamellae under 4th toe 26–32; (7) postantebrachial scales granular; (8) mesoptychial scales slightly enlarged; (9) circumorbital semicircle scales 4–7, terminating short of the frontal-frontoparietal suture; (10) enlarged parietal scales 3 (or 4 if interparietal split); (11) frontoparietal scales 2; (12) dorsal pattern a series of six paired light stripes, plus a seventh, partially split middorsal stripe separated by dark fields that lack light spots; (13) adult ventral coloration white. Additional details (268 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Similar species: A. opatae, A. arizonae, A. sonorae. |
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