Bachia talpa RUTHVEN, 1925

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Higher Taxa	Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Ruthven's Bachia
Synonym	Bachia talpa RUTHVEN 1925 Bachia talpa — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 82
Distribution	N Colombia (Sierra de Santa Marta and Caquetá), Venezuela ? Type locality: Valle Dupar, Sierra de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 54771
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Dixon 1973: 24 Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Probably in Venezuela (DONOSO-BARROS 1968). Distribution: see map in TEXEIRA et al. 201: 412.
Etymology	Named after Latin talpa, mole (animal). [?]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Blanco-Torres, Argelina; Lina Báez S., Edgar Patiño-Flores, Juan M. Renjifo-R. 2013. Herpetofauna from the middle valley of the Ranchería river, La Guajira, Colombia. Rev. Biodivers. Neotrop. 3 (2): 113-22 - get paper here Donoso-Barros, R. 1968. The lizards of Venezuela (checklist and key). Carib. J. Sci. 8 (3-4): 105-122 - get paper here Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp. - get paper here Ruthven,A.G. 1925. Lizards of the genus Bachia. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 28 (3): 101-109 TEIXEIRA; MAURO, JR; FRANCISCO DAL VECHIO, PEDRO M. SALES-NUNES, ANTONIO MOLLO NETO, LUCIANA MOREIRA LOBO, LUIS FERNANDO STORTI, RENATO AUGUSTO JUNQUEIRA GAIGA, PEDRO HENRIQUE FREIRE DIAS, MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES 2013. A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the western Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 3636 (3): 401–420 [erratum in Zootaxa 3646: 200] - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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