Selvasaura candesi CHÁVEZ, GARCÍA-AYACHI & CATENAZZI, 2023
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Selvasaura candesi
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Selvasaura candesi CHÁVEZ, GARCÍA-AYACHI & CATENAZZI 2023 |
| Distribution | Peru (Huánuco) Type locality: Huánuco Department, Marañón Province, 11 km SW San Pedro de Chonta, on the road to Antaquero Community; 8°42'59.6"S, 76°57'22.3"W; 2,458 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CORBIDI 21865, Adult male; 15 Oct. 2018; G. Chávez leg.; (Figs 2A, B, 3A, B, 4). Paratypes. Peru • 1 ♂ adult, 1 juvenile, collected with the holotype; G. Chávez leg.; CORBIDI 21866 (Figs 2C, D, 3C, D), CORBIDI 21867 (Fig. 2E, F). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium sized lizard (adult males SVL 28.3–49.5 mm, n=2) characterized by the following combination of morphological features: 1) body slender, dorsoventrally depressed in males, females unknown; 2) head slightly short, pointed, about 1.6 times longer than wide; 3) ear opening distinct, moderately recessed; 4) nasals separated by an undivided frontonasal; 5) prefrontals, frontal, frontoparietals, parietals, interparietal, and postparietals present; 6) parietals polygonal, slightly longer than wide; 7) supraoculars four, anteriormost fused (2 individuals) or not (1 individual) with anteriormost superciliary; 8) superciliary series complete, consisting in four scales; 9) nasal plate divided posterior to nostril; 10) loreal present, in contact with second supralabial; 11) supralabials seven; 12) genials in four pairs, first and second pairs in contact; 13) collar present, containing 9–10 enlarged scales; 14) dorsals in 40– 41 transverse rows, rectangular, nearly twice as long as wide, subimbricate, keeled; 15) ventrals in 24–25 transverse rows; square to rectangular, juxtaposed, smooth; 17) scales around midbody 38–43; 18) lateral scales at midbody reduced in size, in 8–9 rows; 19) limbs pentadactyl, all digits clawed;20) forelimb reaching anteriorly the third supralabial; 21) subdigital lamellae under Finger IV 14–16; 22) subdigital lamellae under Toe IV 19–21; 23) femoral pores per thigh 9–10 in males; 24) rectangular preanal scales large, four in number; 25) tail about 0.4 times longer than body; 26) caudals larger than wide, subimbricate, rugose dorsally, smooth ventrally; 27) lower palpebral disc transparent, undivided; 28) dorsal surface of head, body and limbs brown with black speckling, dorsal surface of tail pale brown to reddish brown; a thick yellowish brown vertebral stripe on dorsum, a row of 1–2 faded black rings on each flank; throat creamy white with minute black spots or blotches within each scale; belly yellow (creamy white in juveniles) with minute black spots within each scale; ventral surfaces of limbs yellow or yellowish orange; anal area saffron yellow or reddish yellow; tail red or reddish orange in males (pale red in juveniles) with fine black speckling; iris pale orange in males. (Chavez et al. 2023) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “candesi” refers to the acronym CANDES (Consultores Asociados en Naturaleza y Desarrollo), an organization that is recognized for their efforts supporting the herpetological research in Peruvian territory. |
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