Bachia lineata BOULENGER, 1903
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Bachia lineata
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Bachia heteropa lineata BOULENGER 1903 Bachia anomala ROUX 1929: 31 (fide BURT & BURT 1933) Bachia anomala — BRONGERSMA 1946 Bachia lineata — DONOSO-BARROS 1968 Bachia heteropa lineata — MIJARES-URRUTIA & ARENDS 1999 Bachia heteropa lineata — MARKEZICH 2002 Bachia heteropa lineata — JOHN et al. 2012 Bachia lineata — MURPHY et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Distrito Federal, Caracas) Type locality: “Duaca, Venezuela.” anomala: Type-locality, El Mene, Distrtict Acosta, Falcon Province, Venezuela (11° 02′N, 68° 29′W). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.2.41 (formerly 1962.7.29.90), an adult, collected by Mr. Wayman (purchased from Mr. Rosenberg), date of collec- tion unknown, but registered into the collection on 29 July 1902. Holotype: NMBA 9912 (= NHMB), an adult male (SVL 52 mm), collected by H.G. Kugler and presented to the museum in 1929 [anomala] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A Bachia with (1) no prefrontal scales; (2) the third supraocular is the longest; (3) the frontonasal is hexagonal; (4) four digits are present on the manus and three on the pes (5) a band of imbricate hexagonal scales on the dorsum; (6) scales around mid-body 24–26; (7) 42–45 transverse rows of dorsals; (8) the fifth upper labial contacts primary temporal; (9) the gulars are in six or seven; (10) the second pair of chin shield are in medial contact; (11) a sub-triangular interparietal present (MURPHY et al. 2019). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 876 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy mostly that of Dixon (1973). Donoso-Barros (1968) considered B. marcelae to be a subspecies of B. lineata. Shreve (1947) suggested that B. lineata and B. anomala might not be conspecific. He noted that Boulenger’s description stated the dorsal scales were quadrangular and suggests this led Roux into thinking his specimen was new. Burt and Burt (1931) placed B. lineata in the B. cophias group. Boulenger’s description also reports five longitudinal dorsal stripes, with Shreve noting that none of the specimens he examined had more than three. Murphy et al. 2019 suspect that B. anomala Roux is a valid species that was placed in the synonymy of B. lineata by Burt and Burt (1933), but there is not enough information available on its morphology to distinguish it from that species. Subspecies: Intermediate specimens between B. h. heteropa and B. h. trinitatis are known from eastern Venezuela but intermediates between B. h. lineata and B. h. heteropa are unknown although both subspecies have been recorded from nearby areas (B. h. heteropa from la Guaira, Vargas State and B. h. lineata from Distrito Federal, Caracas) (RIVAS et al. 2012). Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin lineatus, lined. [“...Back and upper surface of tail pale brown, with five dark brown longitudinal lines...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
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