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Bachia pallidiceps (COPE, 1862)

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cope's Bachia 
SynonymBrachypus pallidiceps COPE 1862: 356
Scolecosaurus pallidiceps — DUNN 1940: 116
Bachia pallidiceps — VANZOLINI 1961: 204
Bachia pallidiceps — DIXON 1973: 36
Bachia pallidiceps — PRESCH 1975
Bachia pallidiceps — KÖHLER 2000: 99 
DistributionColombia, Panama only (fide KÖHLER 2000)

Type locality: Rio Truando region, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost, was USNM 4324 (old number as cited by COPE), now lost fide fide SAVAGE 2002 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Dixon 1973: 36


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CommentSynonymy: McDiarmid & DeWeese (1977) consider B. blairi as valid species, after Dixon (1973) has synonymized it with B. pallidiceps. The only clear difference seems to be a bright dorsolateral stripe in pallidiceps that is missing from blairi.

Distribution: see map in Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2016: 153 (Fig. 4). Not listed for Costa Rica by KÖHLER (2000). Not in Costa Rica fide Sasa et al. 2025. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “pallidus” = pale or yellow(ish) and “-ceps”, short suffix for “caput” = head. 
References
  • Cope, E.D. 1862. Catalogues of the reptiles obtained during the explorations of the Parana Paraguay, Vermejo and Uruguay rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U.S.N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michier, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the expedition conducting the survey of the Atrato River. I. The Paraguay collection. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 346-359. - get paper here
  • Dixon, J.R. 1973. A systematic review of the teiid lizards, genus Bachia, with remarks on Heterodactylus and Anotosaura. Misc. Publ. Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. 57: 1-47 - get paper here
  • Dunn,E.R. 1940. New and noteworthy herpetological material from Panamá. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 92: 105-122. - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp.
  • McDiarmid, Roy W.; DeWeese, James E. 1977. The systematic status of the lizard Bachia blairi (Dunn) 1940 (Reptilia: Teiidae) and its occurrence in Costa Rica. Brenesia 12/13: 143-153
  • Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
  • Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp. - get paper here
  • Presch, William 1975. The evolution of limb reduction in the Teiid lizard genus Bachia. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 74 (3): 113-121 - get paper here
  • Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A.; Marcélia B. da Silva, and Jucivaldo D. Lima 2016. A New Species of Bachia Gray 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Herpetologica 72 (2): 148-156. - get paper here
  • Vanzolini,P.E. 1961. Bachia: Especies Brasileiras e conceito generico (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos Zoologia (São Paulo) 14: 193-209 - get paper here
 
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