Cnemidophorus rostralis UGUETO & HARVEY, 2010
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Cnemidophorus rostralis
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| Higher Taxa | Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: La Tortuga Whiptail |
| Synonym | Cnemidophorus rostralis UGUETO & HARVEY 2010 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus nigricolor — HUMMELINCK 1940: 83 (in part) Cnemidophorus lemniscatus nigricolor — LAMMERÉE 1970: 54 (in part) Cnemidophorus nigricolor — WRIGHT 1993: 79 (in part) Cnemidophorus rostralis — HARVEY et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Venezuela Type locality: Isla La Tortuga (10° 55’ N, 65° 18’ W), Dependencias Federales, Venezuela. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: SDNHM = SDSNH 34890, San Diego Natural History Museum (Fig. 17), adult male, collected in 1939 by C. B. Perkins. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the C. lemniscatus species complex distinguished from all conge- ners by the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL in males 79 mm; (2) nostril usually anterior, less often slightly anterior or centered within nasal suture; (3) rostral scale pointed and projecting; (4) frontonasal hexagonal or octagonal, forming angular or semicircular sutures with nasals; (5) first supraciliary usually separated, less often in contact with prefrontal; (6) scales of circumorbital semicircles 4–8 (total of both sides) in contact with supraoculars, extending to posterior portion of third or, less often, to anterior portion of fourth supraocular; (7) 25– 38 (total of both sides) scales usually in single row, sometimes in partially doubled row between supraoculars and supraciliaries; (8) mesoptychials slightly enlarged; (9) ventrals in eight longitudinal and 30–32 transverse rows; (10) bisexual (gonochoristic); (11) brachials moderately enlarged and extending to, but decreasing in size towards, shoulder; (12) males with one anal spur at each side; spur usually somewhat narrow and moderately elongate, extending close to body; (13) 1–3 small scales between anal spurs and preanal shield; (14) subcaudals near base of tail smooth; (15) vertebral and paravertebral stripes absent; (16) adult males in life jet black, with brownish cast on sides of head and with or without 20–33 faint, almost invisible pale spots on flanks; (17) females in life uniformly gray-brown with or without 21–30 small, very faint pale spots; (18) juvenile color pattern like that of adult females [from UGUETO & HARVEY 2010]. 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 48 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific name rostralis is a Latin adjective, meaning ‘‘belonging to the snout’’ and alluding to the pointed rostral scale characteristic of this species. |
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