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Andinosaura petrorum (KIZIRIAN, 1996)

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymProctoporus petrorum KIZIRIAN 1996
Proctoporus petrorum — DOAN & SCHARGEL 2003
Riama petrorum — DOAN & CASTOE 2005
Andinosaura petrorum — SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO et al. 2017 
DistributionEcuador (Morona-Santiago), elevation 2195 m

Type locality: trail between Sevilla de Oro and Méndez, on the eastern slopes of the mountains between Cerro Negro and Pailas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 196267 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a Latin name, petrus, -i, in the genitive plural case, that translates to "of the Peters." The name honors Wilhelm Peters, in recognition of his contributions to gymnophthalmid systematics (see in particular his monograph [Peters,1862]), and the collectors of the type material, Peter D. Spoecker and James A. Peters, the latter of whom made significant contributions to the understanding of the Ecuadorian herpetofauna and made many collections of Proctoporus. 
References
  • Doan, T. M. & Castoe, T.A. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 405–416. - get paper here
  • Doan, T.M. & Schargel, W.E. 2003. Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: a new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Herpetologica 59 (1): 68-75 - get paper here
  • Kizirian, D. A. 1996. A review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Herpetological Monographs 10: 85-155 - get paper here
  • Sánchez-Pacheco, S. , Aguirre-Peñafiel, V. , Torres-Carvajal, O. 2012. Lizards of the genus Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): the diversity in southern Ecuador revisited. South American J. Herp. 7 (3): 259-275 - get paper here
  • Sánchez-Pacheco, S. J., Torres-Carvajal, O., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V., Sales-Nunes, P. M., Verrastro, L., Rivas, G. A., Rodrigues, M. T., Grant, T. and Murphy, R. W. 2017. Phylogeny of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), impact of phenotypic evidence on molecular datasets, and the origin of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta endemic fauna. Cladistics, doi:10.1111/cla.12203 [print: 2018] - get paper here
  • Sánchez-Pacheco, Santiago J.; David A. Kizirian, and Pedro M. Sales-Nunes 2011. A New Species of Riama from Ecuador Previously Referred to as Riama hyposticta (Boulenger, 1902) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates (3719): 1-15 - get paper here
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here
 
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