Cercosaura manicata O’SHAUGHNESSY, 1881
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Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Cercosaura manicata manicata O’SHAUGHNESSY 1881 Cercosaura manicata bolivianus (WERNER 1899) |
Common Names | E: Slender Cercosaura |
Synonym | Cercosaura (Prionodactylus) manicata O’SHAUGHNESSY 1881: 231 Prionodactylus manicatus — BOULENGER 1885: 393 Prionodactylus manicatus — WERNER 1916: 307 Prionodactylus manicatus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 235 Prionodactylus manicatus — DUELLMAN 1978: 221 Prionodactylus manicatus — DIRKSEN & DE LA RIVA 1999 Cercosaura manicata — DOAN 2003 Cercosaura manicatus — CATENAZZI et al. 2013 Cercosaura manicata manicata — ECHEVARRIA et al. 2015 Cercosaura manicata bolivianus (WERNER 1899) Prionodactylus bolivianus WERNER 1899: 481 Prionodactylus Ockendeni BOULENGER 1907: 486 Prionodactylus bolivianus — WERNER 1916: 307 Prionodactylus ockendeni — WERNER 1916: 307 Cercosaura manicata boliviana — DOAN 2003 Cercosaura manicata boliviana — ECHEVARRIA et al. 2015 |
Distribution | Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz), Colombia (Nariño:San Juan de Pasto; Chachaui; Funes; Cauca: Bolivar above 1500 m [pers. comm., F. Castro, 22 Jan 2019]) Elevation: 300–1800 m (DOAN & LAMAR 2012). Type locality: Canelos and Pallatanga, Ecuador. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.2.1 (80.1.2.88), 1946.8.31.15-17 (80.12.8.5-7) |
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Comment | Synonymy and subspecies after PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970. Subspecies: Cercosaura manicata bolivianus is not closely related to Cercosaura but rather a sister clade of Potamites. Mamani et al. 2020 propose to maintain the name “Cercosaura manicata boliviana” as incertae sedis (unknown status). |
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