Iphisa soinii DIXON, 1974
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Iphisa soinii
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Gymnophthalminae), Iphisini, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Glossy Shade Lizard Portuguese: Briba, Calango, Calango-Cobra, Lagartinho-de-Folhiço, Lagartixa, Lagarto-da-Terra, Lagarto-de-Folhiço |
| Synonym | Iphisa elegans soinii DIXON 1974 Iphisa elegans soinii — RIBEIRO-JUNIOR & AMARAL 2016 Iphisa soinii — MELLO et al. 2023: 11 |
| Distribution | Peru and Bolivia Type locality: Nuevo Tocache, Departmento San Martin, Peru, 650 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 193623, adult male. Collected by Wade C. Sherbrooke, 1967. Paratypes: USNM 193622, 193624–25, San Martin; Nuevo Tocache. Topotypes: MCZ 126760, La Paz trail, Imparia, Department of Loreto, Peru; UMMZ 68090, Departament of Cochabamba, Bolivia. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (soinii): Identical elegans in all characters except absence of prefrontals and higher average number (25.0) of femoral-preanalpores, rather than 19.3. 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 1306 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after Pekka Soini (1941–2004), Finnish naturalist and herpetologist active in Iquitos (Peru). |
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