Hypsilurus macrolepis PETERS, 1872
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Hypsilurus macrolepis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Hypsilurus macrolepis PETERS 1873: 775 Gonyocephalus godeffroyi BOULENGER 1885 (part.): 296 (not Lophura (Hypsilurus) Godeffroyi PETERS 1867) Hypsilurus macrolepis — MÜLLER 1880 Gonyocephalus godeffroyi — BOULENGER 1888 (part.): 90 Gonyocephalus godeffroyi — BOULENGER 1890 (part.): 39 Gonyocephalus godeffroyi — DE ROOIJ 1915 (part.): 112 Gonyocephalus godeffroyi — BURT & BURT 1932 (part): 496 Gonocephalus godeffroyi — WERMUTH 1967 (part.): 59 Gonocephalus godeffroyi — MCCOY 1980 (part.): 13 Hypsilurus (Hypsilurus) macrolepis — MOODY 1980: 300 Hypsilurus (Hypsilurus) macrolepis — DENZER et al. 1997: 322 Hypsilurus godeffroyi MCCOY 2000 (part.) Hypsilurus macrolepis — MANTHEY & DENZER 2006: 16 |
| Distribution | Southern Solomon Islands: Isabel?, Makira and adjacent smaller islands Malaupaina (Olu Malau Ids.), Ugi, Santa Ana and Uki Ni Masi. Type locality:” Salomon–Inseln” |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 7510 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Smaller, long–tailed species with homogeneous dorsal scalation and a discontinuous vertebral crest. Several scales below the tympanum enlarged; a row of enlarged submaxillaries present; anterior edge of the gular pouch without enlarged scales. H. macrolepis differs from godeffroyi, papuensis, schoedei and schultzewestrumi by a higher number of scales between enlarged submaxillaries and infralabials 4 (vs. 2–3), additionally from godeffroyi and schoedei by mainly or at least at the tip of the gular pouch keeled anterior scales (vs. smooth); additionally from godeffroyi by a broader head HW/SVL 0.156 (vs. ≤ 0.127) and a smaller SVL, < 130 mm (vs. > 140 mm), from schultzewestrumi by significantly smaller scales below the tympanum, largest scale clearly < Ø tympanum (vs. ≥ Ø tympanum) and from papuensis by the absence of a dark spot on either side of the neck; longii by a uniform green juvenile colouration (vs. dorsum with light bands, nape with one or two light V–shaped markings; ground colour probably brownish) and a smaller SVL, < 130 mm (vs. > 200 mm); binotatus by a discontinuous vertebral crest (vs. continuous); auritus, geelvinkianus, modestus, nigrigularis and bruijnii by the presence of enlarged scales below the tympanum (vs. absent); boydii, spinipes and dilophus by a homogeneous dorsal scalation (vs. heterogeneous) and a longer tail TL/SVL > 3.5 (vs. < 2.3)(Manthey & Denzer 2006: 16). |
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