Ophisops venustus PATEL, VYAS, THACKERAY, PAL & MIRZA, 2024
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Ophisops venustus
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ophisops venustus PATEL, VYAS, THACKERAY, PAL & MIRZA 2024: 75 Ophisops beddomei — VYAS 2003 Ophisops beddomei — VYAS 2007a,b Ophisops beddomei — PATEL et al. 2018 Ophisops beddomei — PATEL & VYAS 2019 Ophisops beddomei — PATEL & VYAS 2020 [partim] Ophisops sp. — PATEL et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | India (Gujarat) Type locality: forest patch near Dhulda (20.94941°N, 73.66281°E; 280 m a.s.l.), Dang District, Gujarat, India |
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| Types | Holotype. BNHS 3133, adult male, collected by Harshil Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 15 December 2014. Paratypes. (n=12) BNHS 3134, adult male, collection details same as holotype; BNHS 3135, adult female, from a plateau near Piprol (20.50513°N, 73.32426°E; 535 m a.s.l.), Dharampur, Valsad District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel on 06 July 2013; BNHS 3136–37, adult males, from Governor hill (20.56794°N, 73.74650°E; 961 m a.s.l.), Saputara, Dang District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 13 January 2014; BNHS 3138, adult female, from near Ahwa (20.74886°N, 73.69060°E; 462 m a.s.l.), Dang District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 15 January 2014; BNHS 3139, adult male, from Kelda (21.65941°N, 73.81047°E; 412 m a.s.l.), Dediapada, Narmada District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel, Mitesh Patel, Kaushal Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 06 November 2016; BNHS 3140, adult female, BNHS 3141, adult male, from fort Salher (20.72476°N, 73.93879°E; 1435 m a.s.l.), Satana, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India, collected by Harshil Patel, Mitesh Patel, Nirmal Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 08 October 2017; BNHS 3142–43, adult males, from Don hill (20.72816°N, 73.86117°E; 966 m a.s.l.), Dang District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel, Mitesh Patel, Nirmal Patel & Vaibhav Naik on 09 October 2017; BNHS 3144–45, adult females, from Datar hill (21.49075°N, 70.50704°E; 792 m a.s.l.), Junagadh, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India, collected by Harshil Patel, Mitesh Patel, Pranav Vaghashiya, Devendra Chauhan & Vaibhav Naik on 03 November 2019. Other examined material. BNHS 589, from Ahwa (20.74886°N, 73.69060°E; 462 m a.s.l.), Dang District, Gujarat, India; BNHS 1562-1, BNHS 1562-2, Bhuvero (22.52824°N, 74.13162°E; 630 m a.s.l.), Ratanmahal, Dahod District, Gujarat, India, collected by Raju Vyas on 25 November 1999. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. The new species was morphologically diagnosed as Ophisops based on the absence of a distinct collar, presence of a large transparent disc on the lower eyelid, and digits not fringed laterally (Boulenger 1921, Smith 1935). A small bodied Ophisops characterized by (1) snout-vent length up to 36 mm; (2) upper eyelid movable; (3) supranasal fused with nasal; (4) two frontonasals present; (5) prefrontals not in contact; (6) enlarged tympanic scale present; (7) 46–53 dorsal scales; (8) 28–31 scales at mid-body; (9) 19–21 lamellae underneath the fourth toe; (10) six chin shields, first three in contact medially; (11) 15–19 scales between symphysis of chin shields and ventral plates; (12) large mental scale, extending beyond first supralabial; (13) 8–11 femoral pores on either side interrupted by 0–1 poreless scales in males and 3–4 poreless scales in females. (Patel et al. 2024) Additional details (3058 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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