Barisia jonesi GUILLETTE & SMITH, 1982
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Barisia jonesi
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| Higher Taxa | Anguidae (Gerrhonotinae), Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Imbricate Alligator Lizard S: Escorpión de Jones |
| Synonym | Barisia imbricata jonesi GUILLETTE & SMITH 1982 Barisia jonesi — SMITH et al. 2002 Barisia jonesi — FLORES-VILLELA & CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ 2004 Barisia imbricata jonesi — ZALDIVAR-RIVERON et al. 2005 Barisia imbricata jonesi — BRYSON & RIDDLE 2012 Barisia jonesi — WILSON et al. 2013 Barisia jonesi — LOPEZ-ESTRADA et al. 2026 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Michoacan) Type locality: ridge W side Cerro de Barolosa, 2438 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: UMMZ 112704, adult male; paratypes (n=24): UMMZ, UTACV |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A subspecies of B. imbricata with 16 longitudinal and 39-42 transverse rows of dorsals; one loreal, contacting one or two supralabials; three or four lateral and five medial supraoculars; two, three or four superciliaries; contact of anterior superciliary with loreal less than that of first medial supraocular; middle eight rows of dorsal scales sharply keeled; dorsal coloration of males usually similar to that of B. i. imbricata, that of females with or without dark brown to black cross bars like those in female B. i. imbricata; color of venter variable, cream to light tan.. (Guillette & Smith 1982) 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 about 1.82 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: For maps see GUILLETTE & SMITH 1982: 24, Lopez-Estrada et al. 2026: Fig. 5. The single specimen of Barisia jonesi analyzed by Bryson et al. 2011 nests within B. imbricata, so that it is likely a synonym of B. imbricata. See Bryson et al. 2011 for a discussion (these authors do not make explicit taxonomic recommendations though). |
| Etymology | Named “in honor of Dr. Richard E. Jones, a comparative reproductive biologist in whose laboratory our study has been carried out and who has been largely responsible for the successful establishment of a highly productive center of modern herpetological study at the University of Colorado”. |
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