Loxopholis snethlageae (AVILA-PIRES, 1995)
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Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Ecpleopodinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | Portuguese: Calango, Lagartixa, Lagarto |
Synonym | Leposoma snethlageae AVILA-PIRES 1995: 411 Leposoma snethlageae — RODRIGUES & AVILA-PIRES 2005 Leposoma snethlageae — MENDES-PINTO et al. 2011 Leposoma snethlageae — RIBEIRO-JUNIOR & AMARAL 2016 Loxopholis snethlageae — GOICOECHEA et al. 2016 Loxopholis snethlageae — DIAGO-TORO et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Brazil (SW Amazonas) Type locality: E of Porto Urucu, near Petrobras RUC-2, Rio Urucu, Amazonas, Brazil. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MPEG 15858 Paratypes: RMNH |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Leposoma having a moderately large interparietal scale, with parallel or slightly diverging lateral margins. Supralabials followed by a scale about as large as adjacent temporals. Prefrontals form a short to moderately long medial suture, that between frontoparietals with approximately same length or shorter. Fourth pair of chinshields large. Dorsals mostly hexagonal to rectangular (in oblique position), 31-36 along a longitudinal row. Ventrals 21-23. Scales around midbody 24-26. Flanks completely covered by a wide dark band (Avila-Pires 1995). Additional details (7800 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Similar to L. parietale and older keys would yield that species (they differ mostly in scale characters and body proportions). Distribution: For a map of localities see Marques-Souza et al. 2022. |
Etymology | Named after Maria Elizabeth Emilie Snethlage (1868-1929), director of the Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi 1917-1921. |
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