Plica pansticta (MYERS & DONNELLY, 2001)
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Plica pansticta
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| Higher Taxa | Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Tropidurus panstictus MYERS & DONNELLY 2001 Plica pansticta — RIVAS et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (NW Tepuis) Type locality: south end of Cerro Corocoro, 1220 m elevation (5°42’N, 66°10’W), Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: EBRG 3130 (field no. CWM 19795), an adult male; collected March 1, 1995, AMNH–TERRAMAR Expedition. See locality 2 on map (fig. 1 in MYERS & DONNELLY 2001). PARATOPOTYPES: AMNH 147040–147045, EBRG 3128–3129, 3131–3132, from same locality as holotype, collected February 28– March 1, 1995, AMNH–TERRAMAR Expedition. PARATYPES: AMNH 147046, EBRG 3133– 3134, from above Yutajé, Río Corocoro, 180 m (5°37’N, 66°07’W); collected March 2, 1995, AMNH–TERRAMAR Expedition. See locality 3 on map (fig. 1 in MYERS & DONNELLY 2001). |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: A large Tropidurus having several tufts of elongate, spinous scales on the neck; complete gular and antegular folds; anteriorly imbricate head scales; small, slightly imbricate, acutely pointed, thornlike body scales; and a middorsal crest from rear of head onto the tail. Tropidurus panstictus most nearly resembles T. lumarius, from which panstictus differs in larger size and a different color pattern, which is much lighter and which includes profuse pale speckling in adults (see later, under Comparison with Tropidurus lumarius). Tropidurus panstictus differs from other spiny-necked tropidurines in the same way that T. lumarius does (Donnelly and Myers, 1991: 31–32). MYERS & DONNELLY 2001: 75 provide a key to Venezuelan tropidurines. 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 119 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Diet: a large percentage of the diet of this species (10-30%) consists of ants (Lucas et al. 2023). |
| Etymology | The species name panstictus is an adjective derived from the Greek “pan-” (all, all over) and stiktos (dappled, spotted, punctured), in allusion to the profuse speckling and spotting over the head, body, and limbs of adults. |
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