Chalcides minutus CAPUTO, 1993
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Chalcides minutus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Chalcides (chalcides) minutus CAPUTO 1993: 105 Chalcides chalcides mertensi KLAUSEWITZ 1954: 198 (partim) Chalcides minutus — SCHLÜTER 2004: 46 Chalcides minutus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 |
| Distribution | NE Morocco Type locality: environs of Debdou (NE Morocco) |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: MZUF 32903, adult female |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: “It differs: from C. mertensi in its smaller size, the fewer dorsal and ventral scales and presacral vertebrae, the dorsal pattern frequency and at 4 out of 33 loci (tabs. X and XI, fig. 9); from C. striatus in the smaller size of both sexes, the fewer subdigital lamellae under the 3rd toe (only in females), the dorsal pattern striatus, and at 11 loci out of 33 (tabs. X and XI, fig. 9). For the differences from C. chalcides and C. pseudostriatus, see the sections concerning these species.” (Caputo 1993) DESCRIPTION: “(value for the holotype in brackets) A rather small species of the Chalcides chalcides complex (body length of the largest specimen, female 32900 MZUF: 114.84 mm) with the following characters: head scales basically as in the diagnosis of the superspecies (see above); limbs short, the anterior and posterior ones representing 3.89-6.81% (x̅ = 5.44 +/- 0.17) (4.28) and 6.07-10.43% (x̅ = 7.61 +/- 0.21) (6.12), respectively, of the body length; median toe (III) subequal to IV; 4-7 (x̅ = 5.41 +/- 0.41) (5/5) subdigital lamellae; 21-24 (X = 22.37 +/- 0.15) (22) dorsal scales; 112-122 (x̅ = 116.52 +/- 0.48) (112) ventral scales; 56-60 (x̅ = 58.20 +/- 0.26) (59) presacral vertebrae; tail accounting for 52.08-55.20% (x̅ = 55.24 +/- 1.23) of the total length (the tail is regenerated in the holotype); dorsal pattern concolor (64.00%, n = 39) and mertensi (36.00%, n = 39) (concolor in the holotype). In fig. 22 there is a schematic representation of the variability of the dorsal pattern (see also tab. VI and fig. 9).” (Caputo 1993) |
| Comment | Not listed in SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996. Smallest species of the genus. |
| Etymology | From Latin “minutus” = small, referring to the small size of the species. |
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