Siderolamprus legnotus (CAMPBELL & CAMARILLO, 1994)
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Siderolamprus legnotus
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| Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Campbell's Galliwasp S: Celesto de Puebla |
| Synonym | Diploglossus legnotus CAMPBELL & CAMARILLO 1994: 195 Diploglossus legnotus — WERLER & CAMPBELL 2004 Celestus legnotus — SAVAGE et al. 2008 Celestus legnotus — JOHNSON et al. 2017 Siderolamprus legnotus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Puebla, Veracruz) Type locality: Near Tepango de Rodríguez, Puebla, México. (This locality is located at 1500 m elevation in the Sierra Madre Oriental at about 20° 00' N, 97° 49' W). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ENCB 16096, adult female (formerly ENEPI 3826) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Diploglossus having (1) a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 113 mm; (2) a single large median prefrontal; (3) the second median supraocular not contacting the prefrontal; (4) three loreals per side, the middle scale large, reaching the supralabial series, and not divided into a canthal; posterior scale not horizontally divided into two scales; (5) three or four postoculars per side, arranged in a single series continuous with suboculars (Fig. 1); (6) a relatively short snout, usually supralabials 6-7 located directly below the eye; (7) the suture between first and second supralabials located To a pest asat equal to eve supra laris; 2; (8) 33 scales around body; (9) 75-79 scales along dorsal midline; (10) 15-17 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; (11) dorsolateral stripes absent in adults, flanks with irregular dark bars. Diploglossus legnotus is most easily distinguished from its northern mainland congeners by a distinctive red ventrolateral band, which is particularly evident on the two largest specimens (ENEPI 3826 and UTA R-34278). The smallest juvenile (UTA R-34279) also had considerable red ventrolateral coloration that extended to the sides of the neck and posterior supralabials. The red color gradually fades in alcohol, thus this feature is of little diagnostic value for long-preserved specimens. Diploglossus legnotus may be distinguished from its geographically closest congener, D. enneagrammus (characters in parentheses) by the following: (1) tanks with a pale ground color and irregular dark bars (dark ground color with or without pale flecks); (2) by a broader snout (Fig. 1); (3) by supracephalic scales that have posterior edges distinctly marked with dark pigment (scales uniformly colored); and (4) by the large size, 113 mm SVL, attained by adults (maximum 89 mm SVL). Diploglossus legnotus is distinguished from all northern mainland species except D. enneagrammus by having the postocular and subocular scales arranged in a continuous versus juxtaposed series (Table 1, cf. Figs. 1, 2). Diploglossus atitlanensis is the only other species that occurs in northern Middle America that attains the size of D. legnotus. Diploglossus legnotus differs prominently from D. rozellae in lacking a discrete canthal (present in D. rozellae), in having the suture between the first and second supralabial located beneath the center (rather than anterior edge) of the naris, in having supralabials 6-7 (rather than the usual 8-9) located beneath the eye, in having more dorsal scales along the midline (79 versus 71-75), and in having fewer subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe (15-17 versus 20-24). Diploglossus legnotus differs from D. bivittatus and D. atitlanensis in lacking dorsolateral stripes in adults, in having 33 (versus the usual 29-31) scales around body, in usually having more scales along the dorsal midline (75-79 versus 72-77 or fewer), and in flank pattern (barred versus nonbarred). Diploglossus legnotus differs from D. montanus in having a single median prefrontal (versus a median prefrontal plus two lateral prefrontals: Fig: 2), 15-17 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe (versus 24-25), 75-79 scales along dorsal midline (versus 72), and a barred pattern on the sides of the body (rather than ocelli). (Camp[bell & Camarillo 1994) 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 4236 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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