| Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Pale Neiba Forest Lizard |
| Synonym | Diploglossus costatus leionotus SCHWARTZ 1964: 28
Celestus costatus leionotus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 95
Celestus costatus leionotus — HEDGES et al. 2019
Panolopus costatus leionotus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 (by implication)
Panolopus leionotus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 178 |
| Distribution | República Dominicana, Valle de San Juan and intermontane valleys in Sierra de Neiba, east to Llanos de Azua and southern slopes of Cordillera Central.
Type locality: 15 km SE San Juan, San Juan Province, Republica Dominicana (18.732, -71.112; 345).
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| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 3606.
Holotype: USNM 197323 [aenetergum]
Holotype: MCZ 77158 [chalcorhabdus]
Holotype: USNM 167300, adult female; paratypes: CM, USNM, MCZ [emys]
Holotype: MCZ 77154 [leionotus]
Holotype: MCZ 77157 [melanchrous]
Holotype: MCZ 77155 [neiba]
Holotype: MCZ 77153 [nesobous]
Holotype: MCZ 74940 [oreistes]
Holotype: MCZ 12457 [phoxinus]
Holotype: MCZ 77156 [psychonothes]
Holotype: CM 52285, adult female [saonae] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (leionotus): A subspecies of D. costatus characterized by patternless dorsum (Fig: 8), and chins and throats immaculate or with a few discrete grey dots. (Schwartz 1964)
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| Comment | Distribution: for a map see Schools & Hedges 2024: 134 (Fig. 49)
Similar species: Panolopus lanceolatus sp. nov. and P. leionotus cannot be morphologically separated based on standard characters; however, they can be separated by the frontal width divided by the SVL (3.48–3.84 [n=8] versus 3.89–5.00 [n=5]). Panolopus leionotus and P. neiba cannot be morphologically separated based on standard characters; however, they can be separated by the nasal height by the nasal width (1.47–1.80 [n=7] versus 1.82–2.18 [n=5]). Panolopus leionotus and P. oreistes cannot be distinguished based on morphological characters; however, both of these species are morphologically distinct from their respective closest relative (P. semitaeniatus sp. nov. and P. costatus, respectively). (Schools & Hedges 2024). |
| Etymology | Named after Greek leios (λείος), smooth, plain, bald, not embroidered, and Greek notos (νῶτος), back, dorsum, for the patternless dorsum. |
| References |
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