Andinosaura vieta (KIZIRIAN, 1996)
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Andinosaura vieta
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Proctoporus vietus KIZIRIAN 1996: 145 Proctoporus vietus — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2001 Proctoporus vietus — DOAN & SCHARGEL 2003 Riama vieta — DOAN & CASTOE 2005 Andinosaura vieta — SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Ecuador (Cotopaxi) Type locality: San Francisco de Las Pampas, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 78° 58’ W, 00° 25’ S, 1800 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MHNG 2437.48, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: (1) Frontonasal equal to or slightly shorter than frontal; (2) nasoloreal suture usually present; (3) supraoculars three or four, usually four, none in contact with ciliaries; (4) superciliary series complete, usually four; (5) supralabial-subocular fusion absent; (6) postoculars two or three, usually two; (7) postparietals two; (8) supratympanic temporals two or three, usually three; (9) genials three, transverse sutures perpendicular with respect to midline of body; (10) dorsals rectangular, juxtaposed, keeled, rugose; (11) longitudinal dorsal scale rows in males 14-18, in females 13-21; (12) transverse dorsal scale rows 29-32; (13) transverse ventral scale rows 20-23; (14) lateral scale rows 3-6; (15) femoral pores in males 8-10, in females 0-2, scales between femoral pores in males zero or one, usually zero, in females two; (16) subdigital scales on Toe I 6-9; (17) limbs overlapping when adpressed in adults; (18) anterior cloacal plate scales paired or unpaired; (19) hemipenial morphology unknown; (20) dorsum brown with faint or broken dorsolateral line, most distinct anteriorly, and above hind limb and on tail, sometimes distinct anterior to eye; large black spots sometimes present anterodorsally; small ocelli sometimes present laterally; venter black with white on transverse sutures or white with small black spots, especially laterally. Proctoporus vietus is distinguished from its congeners, except some P. striatus, by the presence of rugose scales on the dorsum and limbs. Proctoporus striatus has genials three (usually two); lateral scales in 0-3 (3-6) rows. (Kizirian 1996) 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 7748 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet, vietus, is a Latin adjective that means wrinkled or shriveled and refers to the rugose scale surfaces, especially of the dorsal scales. |
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