| 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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- Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here
- Boulenger, G.A. 1898. Third report on additions to the lizard collection in the Natural History Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1898: 912-923. - get paper here
- Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here
- Cope, E.D. 1862. On the genera Panolopus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphaerodactylus. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 494-500. [1861] - get paper here
- Cope, E.D. 1868. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96-140 - get paper here
- Fischer, J.G. 1886. Über zwei neue Eidechsen des naturhistorischen Museums zu Hamburg. Jahrb. wiss. Anst. Hamburg 3:1-7. - get paper here
- Greer, A.E. 1967. Notes on the mode of reproduction in anguid lizards. Herpetologica 23 (2): 94-99 - get paper here
- Mertens, R. 1939. Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach der Insel Hispaniola, Westindien. Abh. senckenb. naturf. Ges. (Frankfurt) 449: 1-84.
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- Schmidt, K. P. 1921. Notes on the herpetology of Santo Domingo. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 44: 7-20. - get paper here
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- Schools, M., Kasprowicz, A., & Hedges, S. B. 2022. Phylogenomic data resolve the historical biogeography and ecomorphs of Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107577 - get paper here
- SCHOOLS, MOLLY & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2021. Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257 - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. 1971. A new species of bromeliad-inhabiting galliwasp (Sauria: Anguidae) from Jamaica. Breviora (371): 1-10 - get paper here
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- Werner,F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. ii. Eidechsen. Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst., vol. 27 (1909), suppl. no. 2, 1910, pp. 1-46; reprinted: 1910, Mitteil. Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg, vol. 27: 205-) - get paper here
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