Pholidobolus odinsae AMÉZQUITA, MAZARIEGOS-H, CAÑAVERAL, OREJUELA, BARRAGÁN-CONTRERAS & DAZA, 2023
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Pholidobolus odinsae
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Pholidobolus odinsae AMÉZQUITA, MAZARIEGOS-H, CAÑAVERAL, OREJUELA, BARRAGÁN-CONTRERAS & DAZA 2023: 138 |
| Distribution | Colombia (Antioquia) Type locality in Colombia, Antioquia: Municipality of Jardín, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, 5°29.76'N, 75°53.35'W, visitor centre, among pastures. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MHUA-R13907, (Figs 1, 3) Adult male, with genitalia in a separate microvial. Original field label: AA_7090, 14 November 2020. Collected by Ubiel Rendón and Luis A. Mazariegos-H. Paratypes. Six males, five females, and three juveniles. Table 2 shows field codes, localities, elevation, and geographic coordinates. Eleven specimens were collected in Colombia, Antioquia: Municipality of Jardín, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve (MPNR), between June 2018 and June 2020. Collected by Osman López, Ubiel Rendón, Jorge Jaramillo, and Luis A. Mazariegos. One from Colombia, Antioquia: Municipality of Andes, vereda Santa Rita, El Chaquiro. One from Colombia, Antioquia: Municipality of Jericó, vereda Quebradona, Finca La Aurora. The other from Colombia, Chocó: Municipality of Carmen de Atrato, vereda La Isla, Finca Gualandai. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The species can be diagnosed combining the following characters: (1) 3–4 (usually 3) supraocular scales; (2) prefrontal scales present; (3) 11–28 temporal scales; (4) dorsal scales keeled; (5) 28–32 transverse rows of dorsal scales; (6) 17–23 transverse rows of ventral scales; (7) 31–45 scales around mid-body; (8) 3–5 rows of lateral scales; (9) lateral and medial ventral scales equal in size; (10) 0–2 femoral pores; (11) no sexual dimorphism in number of femoral pores; (12) labial scales similar in colour to other head scales, crossed by a curved pale lip line, best described as two oblique white lines converging in the eye; (13) ventral head colouration homogeneous; (14) cream or white vertebral stripe bordered by two black stripes, originating on the rostral scale, completely covering the dorsal region of the head and the vertebral region of the body, reaching only the anterior portion of the tail, with maximum width of four scales on the body; (15) lateral colour pattern brown, with a complete longitudinal line laterally, white and continuous from the posteroventral edge of the ear until the insertion of the hind limbs; with very few ocelli usually above the insertion of the forelimbs and absent between the limbs insertions, small; ocelli white in centre and surrounded by black scales and, beyond that, sometimes a few reddish scales; (16) venter strongly dimorphic in colouration between the sexes, uniformly pink to pale orange in females, sometimes with very few black speckles but no markings; usually glossy black and sometimes medium grey in males; (17) hemipenial body with 7–8 and 11–12 rows of spinulated flounces in the lateral columns of the sulcate and asulcate sides, respectively; (18) lateral columns of spinulated flounces connecting in the medial region of the asulcate side. (Amezquita et al. 2023) 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 6927 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The species epithet is dedicated to the company Odinsa, for their decisive involvement in the Cartama Conservation Project, in southwestern Antioquia, aimed at restoring ecosystem services by regenerating the Andean forest along the Quebrada San Antonio basin. Together with other stakeholders, the initiative planted more than 320000 native trees during 2019–2020 alone. |
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