Congolacerta asukului GREENBAUM, VILLANUEVA, KUSAMBA, ARISTOTE & BRANCH, 2011
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Congolacerta asukului
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: ASUKULU’S GRASS LIZARD |
| Synonym | Congolacerta asukului GREENBAUM, VILLANUEVA, KUSAMBA, ARISTOTE & BRANCH 2011 |
| Distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire, South Kivu) Type locality: footpath south of Rurambo village, Itombwe Plateau, South Kivu Province (SKP), DRC (2°59′39′′S, 28°52′34′′E, 2876 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: UTEP 20263 (field no. EBG 2025, Figs 3A, B, 4), an adult male. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Congolacerta asukului can be distinguished from all other species in the Equatorial African group of lacertids by the following combination of characters: (1) medium body size (SVL 53.7– 58.3 for adult males; 51.9 in one adult female); (2) dorsum brown, rusty brown or tan with several dark brown to black blotches forming a vertebral line from occipital to first quarter of tail, and a dark brown line with cream or greyish white blotches extending from lateral side of rostral through eye and flanks to lateral side of tail; (3) moderate numbers of femoral pores (11–16); (4) low numbers of supraciliary granules (three to four); (5) moderate numbers of dorsal scale rows at midbody (28–33); (6) moderate numbers of dorsal scales in a longitudinal row from occipital to posterior insertion of hind limb (73–85); (7) high numbers of ventral scales from collar to preanal (24–28); (8) high numbers of caudal scale rows at 15th scale (21–25); (9) smooth dorsal scales; and (10) yellow ventral coloration with black or brown blotches [from GREENBAUM et al. 2011]. |
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