Cnemidophorus ruthveni BURT, 1935
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Cnemidophorus ruthveni
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| Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bonaire Whiptail |
| Synonym | Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni BURT 1935: 1 Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni — HUMMELINCK 1940: 85 Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni — MASLIN & SECOY 1986 Cnemidophorus ruthveni — UGUETO & HARVEY 2010 Cnemidophorus ruthveni — HARVEY et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Bonaire Type locality: Seroe Grandi, Bonaire |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: UMMZ 57270, an adult female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Cnemidophorus distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL in males 151 mm (Lammere ́e, 1970); (2) nostril usually slightly anterior to nasal suture; (3) rostral scale bluntly rounded; (4) frontonasal usually hexagonal or octagonal, forming slightly angular sutures with nasals; (5) first supraciliary usually separated from prefrontal; (6) scales of circumorbital semicir- cles 9–12 (total of both sides) in contact with supraoculars, extending to posterior or middle portion of third supraocular; (7) 51–96 (total of both sides) scales in doubled or tripled rows between supraoculars and supraciliaries; (8) mesoptychials barely enlarged; (9) ventrals in 10–12 longitudinal and 35–40 transverse rows; (10) bisexual (gonochoristic); (11) brachials barely enlarged and restricted to small patch near elbow; (12) males with one anal spur on each side; spur broad and short, extending very close to body; (13) 2–3 medium scales between anal spur and preanal shield; (14) subcaudals near base of tail smooth; (15) stripes absent in juveniles, but dark dorsolat- eral fields often indicated on rump; (16) adult males in life with dark gray head with white or pale blue spots and brown or tan body with 12–19 large white or pale blue spots on flanks; (17) females in life uniformly gray-brown with indication of pale lateral longitudinal stripes or 0–15 faint large spots on flanks; (18) juvenile color pattern like that of adult females [from UGUETO & HARVEY 2010]. 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 48 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named for Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven, in appreciation of his extensive contributions to American herpetology. |
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