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Alopoglossus tapajosensis RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, MORAES, COSTA DE OLIVEIRA, CARVALHO, CHOUERI, WERNECK & MEIRI, 2021

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Higher TaxaAlopoglossidae, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAlopoglossus tapajosensis RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, MORAES, COSTA DE OLIVEIRA, CARVALHO, CHOUERI, WERNECK & MEIRI 2021
Alopoglossus angulatus — MORAES et al. 2020: 696 (part) 
DistributionBrazil (Pará)

Type locality: west bank of the middle Tapajós River, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil (−5.06, −56.87)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. INPA-H 41383, adult female, collected on 22 July 2012 at by Ana B. Barros, Dante Pavan and Leandro J. C. L. Moraes (Figures 12–14).
Paratype. INPA-H 41382, adult male, collected on 11 December 2012 at the west bank of the middle Tapajós River, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil (−5.05, −56.87), by Dante Pavan and Leandro J. C. L. Moraes (Figure 15). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Alopoglossus tapajosensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Alopoglossus by the combination of the following characters: (1) non-granular, keeled, imbricate scales on medial and posterior sides of neck, varying from phylloid to mucronate with almost rounded posterior margins, in 10 transverse rows; (2) three pairs of chin shield scales; (3) third pair of chin shields in broad contact with each other anteromedially, and separated from each other on the posteriormost portions by small, imbricate scales; (4) smooth scales along midventral gular region; (5) feebly keeled scales on anterior temporal region; (6) strongly keeled scales on posterior temporal region; (7) smooth first supratemporal scale; (8) strongly keeled distally second supratemporal, clearly folding laterally toward the temporal region; (9) supratemporal scales in contact with each other, forming a long, straight suture between them; (10) 22 total number of femoral pores in males.


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CommentDistribution: Alopoglossus tapajosensis sp. nov. is only known from two localities, ~1 km apart, on the west bank of the middle Tapajós River, south of the Amazon River, occurring in the state of Pará, Brazil (Figure 8 in RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2021). 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is masculine and refers to the fact that this species is currently known only for the Tapajós River basin, in Brazilian Amazonia. 
References
  • Moraes L.J.C.L., Ribas C.C., Pavan D., Werneck F.P. 2020. Biotic and Landscape Evolution in an Amazonian Contact Zone: Insights from the Herpetofauna of the Tapajós River Basin, Brazil. In: Rull V., Carnaval A. (eds) Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes. Springer, Cham - get paper here
  • Ribeiro‐Júnior, M. A., Sánchez‐Martínez, P. M., Moraes, L. J. C. D. L., Oliveira, U. S. C. D., Carvalho, V. T. D., Pavan, D., ... & Meiri, S. 2021. Uncovering hidden species diversity of alopoglossid lizards in Amazonia, with the description of three new species of Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research - get paper here
 
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