Cnemidophorus senectus UGUETO, HARVEY & RIVAS, 2010
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Cnemidophorus senectus
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| Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Cnemidophorus senectus UGUETO, HARVEY & RIVAS 2010 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus — MEEK 1910: 417. Cnemidophorus nigricolor (in part) — MEEK 1910: 417 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus — HUMMELINCK 1940: 83 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus — MARCUZZI 1950: 247 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus — MARCUZZI 1954: 28 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus — ROZE 1964: 238 Cnemidophorus senectus — HARVEY et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Isla de Margarita) Type locality: Porlamar (10° 57’ 20’’ N, 63° 51’ 7’’ W), Isla de Margarita, Estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MBUCV 327, adult male, collected March 1948 by Luis Duque. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the Cnemidophorus lemniscatus species complex distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL in males 81 mm; (2) nostril usually slightly anterior to nasal suture; (3) frontonasal subrhomboidal hexagonal or octagonal, sutures with nasals semicircular or in an obtuse angle; (4) first supraciliary usually in contact with prefrontal; (5) 8–14 (total of both sides) scales of circumorbital semicircles extending to posterior or middle of third supraocular; (6) 31–57 (total of both sides) scales, usually in a single row between supraoculars and supraciliaries; (7) 9–13 enlarged mesoptychials; (8) 29–33 ventrals; (9) bisexual (gonochoristic; both sexes exist); (10) enlarged scales on upper arm extending almost to shoulder; (11) males with one anal spur on each side of body (usually narrow and elongated, extending close to the body); (12) 1–3 (usually 2) small scales between anal spurs and preanal shield; (13) vertebral stripe single, 10–20 scales between paravertebral light stripes; (14) adult males in preservative with 15–22 pale spots on flanks between axilla and inguinal region; (15) females without flank spots but a continuous lower lateral light stripe; (16) adult males in life with pale grayish head and arms and green body; (17) juveniles with eight or nine light stripes, never broken. 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. |
| Comment | Group: member of the lemniscatus group, see C. lemniscatus for details. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet, senectus, is a Latin adjective meaning ‘‘old age’’ or ‘‘gray hairs.’’ It alludes to the characteristic pale grayish coloration of the head exhibited by adult males of this species. |
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