Arthrosaura synaptolepis DONNELLY, MCDIARMID & MYERS, 1992
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Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Ecpleopodinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Donnelly's Arthrosaura |
Synonym | Arthrosaura synaptolepis DONNELLY, MCDIARMID & MYERS 1992 Arthrosaura synaptolepis — MYERS & DONNELLY 1997 |
Distribution | Venezuela, Brazil (Cerro de la Neblina and Pico Tamacuari in the borderland between Venezuela and Brazil). Elevation 1400 m. Type locality: “about 6.2 km NNE Pico da Neblina, 1400-1450 m, Cerro de la Neblina, Amazonas, Venezuela (00° 51’ 45’’ N, 65° 58’ 52’’ W).” |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 317882, paratypes: MBUCV, AMNH. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small highland species of Arthrosaura that differs from all others in lacking prefrontals and in having two pairs rather than three pairs of genials. See Intra-generic comparisons for additional differences between Arthrosaura synaptolepis and the four other currently recognized species (kockii, reticulata, tyleri, versteegii). |
Comment | Arthrosaura synaptolepis differs from all other Arthrosaura in lacking prefrontal scales and in having two (vs. three) pairs of genials. Distribution: although the species has been found near the border to Brazil, there are technically no reports from Brazil itself, hence COSTA & BERNILS 2015 do not list this species for Brazil. |
Etymology | from the Greek synaptos = joined together, and lepis = scale, referring to the apparent fusions that gave rise to the reduced number of head plates in this species. |
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