Alopoglossus lehmanni AYALA & HARRIS, 1984
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Higher Taxa | Alopoglossidae, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Alopoglossus lehmanni AYALA & HARRIS 1984 Alopoglossus lehmanni — KÖHLER et al. 2012 Alopoglossus lehmanni — HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES et al. 2020 |
Distribution | W Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca) Type locality: Colombia, Valle del Cauca, road from Buenaventura to San Isidro, km 22, elevation 30 m. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: FMNH 165199, a male |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scales on sides of neck large, nearly conical; gulars in transverse irregular rows; dorsals hexagonal with parallel lateral edges, in transverse rows; scales on flanks smaller than dorsals and irregular; ventrals keeled and hexagonal [KÖHLER et al. 2012] |
Comment | Distribution: see map in KÖHLER et al. 2012. Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
Etymology | Named after Professor Frederico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia (1914-1974), a biologist and conservationist who founded the Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Santa Teresita de Cali, Colombia (1963). |
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