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Bachia beebei MURPHY, SALVI, SANTOS, BRASWELL, CHARLES, BORZÉE & JOWERS, 2019

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBachia beebei MURPHY, SALVI, SANTOS, BRASWELL, CHARLES, BORZÉE & JOWERS 2019
Bachia heteropa heteropa × Bachia heteropa trinitatis ― DIXON 1973: 33 
DistributionVenezuela

Type locality: Caripito, Venezuela (10°7′N, 63°6′W).  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 137630, adult male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis A Bachia with (1) no prefrontal scales; (2) the first supraocular is the longest, and extends over the loreal; (3) the frontonasal is hexagonal; (4) four digits are present on the manus and three on the pes (phalange formulas: manus 1–2– 2–1–0, pes 1–2–2–0–0); (5) a band of 12 rows of imbricate hexagonal scales on the dorsum; (6) scales around mid-body 26–28; (7) 39–40 transverse rows of dorsals; (8) the fifth up- per labial contacts last supraocular; (9) the gulars are in six or seven; (10) the second pair of chin shield are in medial con- tact; (11) an interparietal present.


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CommentSympatry: Two species of Bachia were present at Caripito, B. cophais and B. [formerly heteropa] beebei sp. nov..

Behavior: Beebe commented on their readiness to autotomize their tail and their similarity in their appearance (coloration and fine longitudinal stripes) to the snake Atractus trilineatus (which also occurs on Trinidad and Tobago).

Habitat: The lizards were found while digging pits, or after they had fallen into the pits; but he also extracted them from decomposing logs. 
EtymologyBachia beebei sp. nov. is named in honor of William Beebe, the premier American naturalist of the early twentieth century. Beebe made many contributions to the ecology of tropical forests as well as early deep ocean exploration. 
References
  • Murphy, John C.; Daniele Salvi, Joana L. Santos, Alvin L. Braswell, Stevland P. Charles, Amaél Borzée & Michael J. Jowers 2019. The reduced limbed lizards of the genus Bachia (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae); biogeography, cryptic diversity, and morphological convergence in the eastern Caribbean. Organisms Diversity & Evolution - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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