Anolis scypheus COPE, 1864
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Higher Taxa | Dactyloidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Yellow-tongued Anole |
Synonym | Anolis scypheus COPE 1864: 172 Anolis chrysolepis — GUICHENOT 1855: 15 Anolis scypheus — BOULENGER 1885: 90 Anolis incompertus incompertus BARBOUR 1932: 99 Anolis incompertus nicefori BARBOUR 1932: 100 Anolis scypheus — DONOSO-BARROS 1968 Anolis chrysolepis scypheus — VANZOLINI & WILLIAMS 1970 Anolis chrysolepis scypheus — DUELLMAN 1978: 198 Norops nitens scypheus — SAVAGE & GUYER 1991: 366 Anolis nitens scypheus — AVILA-PIRES 1995 Anolis nitens scypheus — GRAHAM 2000 Anolis nitens scypheus — WHITHWORTH & BEIRNE 2011 Anolis scypheus — D’ANGIOLELLA et al. 2011 Norops scypheus — NICHOLSON et al. 2012 Norops scypheus — NICHOLSON et al. 2018 |
Distribution | Amazonian areas of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas) Type locality: ‘‘Caracas’’ according to Boulenger, 1885, but considered an error by Vanzolini and Williams, 1970:85) or doubtful (HOOGMOED, pers. comm.); None given according to PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.8.55 Holotype: MCZ 32309 [incompertus] Holotype: MCZ 32322 [nicefori] |
Diagnosis | Description. Maximum SVL 80 mm. Vertebral scales forming double row of enlarged dorsals along back. Scales of upper arms small relative to other species, larger than vertebral scales. Scales on snout relatively small, with raised surface. Supra- orbital semicircles with enlarged scales, generally forming pronounced ridge. A small group of enlarged supraocular scales, grading into granules posteriorly and later- ally, anteriorly surrounded by smaller scales. Interparietal distinctly larger than surround- ed scales [from D’ANGIOLELLA et al. 2011]. |
Comment | Synonymy: Williams 1970 synonymized A. incompertus without mentioning A. (i.) nicefori, hence this synonymy is preliminary. Species group: Norops auratus Species Group (fide Nicholson et al. 2012) |
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