Latastia ornata MONARD, 1940
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Latastia ornata
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Latastia ornata MONARD 1940: 158 Latastia ornata — TRAPE, CHIRIO & TRAPE 2012 Latastia ornata — PAUWELS et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | Guinea-Bissau, Guinea (Conakry) Type locality: “Bafatà”, Guinea-Bissau |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: LCFM (also as MHNCF) 608; other specimens in RBINS |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Based on males only (females unknown). A medium-sized lizard (Svl to 76 mm), with a rounded snout, slender body, well-developed limbs and a long tail (about 2.5 times Svl). Nostril opening in contact with 1st supralabial. Five (sometimes four) anterior supralabials. Occipital plate present. Mediodorsal scales not enlarged compared to other dorsals. Gular collar present and distinct. DSr 67–70 at midbody. Six longitudinal rows of smooth ventral scales. Femoral pores in a continuous row of 17–20 on each side. Toes without lateral denticulate fringes. Maxillary teeth <20, frontal caudally twice wider than its anterior end’s width, width of the anterior process of the jugal being only twice that of the posterodorsal process of the same. Dorsum black with four continuous white lines anteriorly, turning posteriorly to reddish-brown. Throat and belly white. Tail reddish-brown.” (Pauwels et al. 2023) |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017) and 5 other specimens from Guinea (Conakry) (Pauwels et al. 2023). |
| Etymology | The Latin ornata, -us, = decorated" or "ornamented," refers to the ornate coloration. |
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