Panolopus hylonomus (SCHWARTZ, 1964)
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Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Southeastern Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard |
Synonym | Diploglossus curtissi hylonomus — SCHWARTZ 1964: 49 Celestus curtissi hylonomus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 98 Celestus curtissi hylonomus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Panolopus curtissi hylonomus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 (by implication) Panolopus hylonomus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 165 |
Distribution | República Dominicana, southeastern coast. Type locality: 0.5 mi. N. Boca de Yuma (18.383, -68.609; 28 m). |
Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 77160 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (hylonomus): A subspecies of D. curtissi characterized by small size (males to 80 mm snout-vent length, females to 72), low number of ventral scales and moderate number of midbody scales, low number of fourth toe lamellae, dorsum dark bronzy brown, patternless except for occasional individuals with posterior faint dots, nuchal lines absent, lateral band prominent only anteriorly, and chin and throat immaculate to having faint gray longitudinal lines. (Schwartz 1964) 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 9203 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: for a map see Schools & Hedges 2024: 134 (Fig. 49) Synonymy: from SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024. |
Etymology | Probably named after its habitat, from Greek hylo- (forest), and Greek nomos = usage, pasture, place for living, or Greek nomus (wanderer), in likely allusion to the relatively isolated range of this mesic, forest-dwelling species in eastern Hispaniola. |
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