Lepidophyma ramirezi LARA-TUFIÑO & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA, 2021
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Lepidophyma ramirezi
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| Higher Taxa | Xantusiidae (Lepidophyminae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Lepidophyma ramirezi LARA-TUFIÑO & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA 2021 Lepidophyma flavimaculatum DUMÉRIL in DUMÉRIL & DUMÉRIL 1851:138, part. Lepidophyma flavimaculatum — DUMÉRIL 1852: Plate 17, part. Lepidophyma flavimaculatum — BEZY & CAMARILLO-RANGEL 2002, part. Lepidophyma flavimaculatum — NOONAN et al. 2013, part. |
| Distribution | Mexico (Chiapas) Type locality: General Cárdenas, municipality of Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico (16.906478N, –93.718398W; datum = WGS84 |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MZFC-HE 35657, Adult male, (Field no. UOGV 3344) (WGS84 for all coordinates),, collected in a rock crevice within a fragment of tropical evergreen forest by R. Herna ́ ndez-Austria, U. Garc ́ıa- Vázquez, L.M. Badillo-Saldan ̃a, A.E. Valdenegro-Brito, and J.D. Lara-Tufin ̃o on 10 October 2018. Paratypes. Eleven specimens; 10 from Chiapas and 1 from Tabasco, Mexico. Chiapas: 3 specimens (MZFC-HE 35654, 35655, and 35656) from the same locality as the holotype; 2 (MZFC-HE 35652 and 35653) from El Aguacero, municipality of Ocozocoautla (16.7594338N, –93.5264658W), 595-m elevation; 3 (MZFC-HE 35658, 35659, and 35661) from the edges of the Chicoase ́n Dam, El Para ́ıso, municipality of Osumacinta (16.9146488N, –93.0648278W), 655-m elevation; 1 (ENEPI 3793) from the headwaters of R ́ıo La Venta, municipality of Tecpata ́n (17.0491078N, –93.8055058W), 282-m elevation; and 1 (MZFC-HE 35660) from Subteniente Pedro Sánchez, municipality of Jiquipilas (16.7158318N, –93.5467488W), 605-m elevation. Tabasco: 1 specimen (MZFC-HE 30407) from Cerro Las Flores, road to Ejido Francisco J. Mu ́jica, 5.70 road km WSW of Mex-145 intersection, municipality of Huimanguillo (17.3289468N, –93.6287878W), 680-m eleva- tion. |
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| Comment | Distribution: see map in LARA-TUFIÑO & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA 2021: 331 (Fig. 6). |
| Etymology | Named after Mexican herpetologist Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista, in recognition of his significant contributions to the knowledge on the biology of the Mexican herpetofauna. |
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