Plestiodon longiartus GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, FERIA-ORTIZ & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA, 2021
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Plestiodon longiartus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Plestiodon longiartus GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, FERIA-ORTIZ & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA 2021 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Guerrero) Type locality: approximately 4 km southeast of Paraje Montero on Tlapa de Comonfort-San Luis Acatlán road, Guerrero, Mexico; 17.1568N, 98.6918W; datum 1⁄4 WGS84 in all cases; 2206 m elevation |
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| Types | Holotype. MZFC-HE 28877 (field number OORH 59), an adult male; collected on 30 May 2013 by O.O. Rivera-Huerta, E. Pérez-Ramos, E. Centenero-Alcalá, and J.J. Avendan ̃o-Pazos. Paratypes.—Seven specimens, all from the Sierra Madre del Sur of eastern Guerrero and western Oaxaca. Six specimens from the municipality of Malinaltepec, Guerrero: one from the same locality as the holotype (MZFC-HE 28878); one from approximately 3 km west of Paraje Montero, 17.16258N, 98.7078W; 1937 m elevation (MZFC- HE 28876); one from approximately 0.73 km (airline) south of Portezuelo, detour to Xochiatenco, 17.1518N, 98.6918W; 2114 m elevation (MZFC-HE 28875); and three from Ejido Tres Mar ́ıas, San Luis Acatla ́n-Tlapa de Comonfort road (one each from 17.09218N, 98.7388W; 2108 m elevation [MZFC-HE 28879]; 17.09228N, 98.7428W; 2104 m elevation [MZFC-HE 28873]; and 17.17268N, 98.6798W; 2246 m elevation [MZFC-HE 28874]); and one specimen from Guadalupe Zacatepec, municipality of San Andre ́s Cabecera Nueva, Oaxaca, 16.82688N, 97.8798W; 1342 m elevation (MZFC-HE 13447). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Plestiodon longiartus can be distinguished from all described congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) postnasal scale absent; (2) postmental scale single; (3) scale bordering postgenial scale medially wider than long; (4) primary temporal present; (5) lateral pale line well defined on neck; (6) interparietal contacting nuchals; (7) well-defined dorsolateral pale line extending posteriorly to hind limbs; (8) forelimbs and hind limbs relatively long, touching each other when adpressed against body; (9) four supraoculars; (10) longitudinal dorsal scale rows around midbody 22–24; (11) lamellae under fourth toe 13–17; and, (12) transverse dorsal scale rows 47–52. 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 3660 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific name is formed from the Latin words longus (long) and artus (limb), in reference to the long limbs present in the new species. |
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