Stenocercus philmayi VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, CHÁVEZ-ARRIBASPLATA, CHÁVEZ, WONG & GARCÍA-BRAVO, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Stenocercus philmayi VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, CHÁVEZ-ARRIBASPLATA, CHÁVEZ, WONG & GARCÍA-BRAVO 2020: 96 |
Distribution | Peru (Amazonas) Type locality: Amazonas Department, Luya Province, Pisuquía District, Las Corontas; 6°28.54’S, 78°8.77’W; 1340 m a.s.l. |
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Types | Holotype: CORBIDI 21092, adult male, 15 Dec. 2019; I. Wong and A. García-Bravo leg. Paratypes: PERU: 1 female, adult, 1 juvenile; collected with the holotype; CORBIDI 21090, 21093, 2 males, adults, 2 juveniles; Amazonas Department, Luya Province, Pisuquía District, Las Corontas; 6°28.75’S, 78°8.52’W; 1470 m a.s.l.; 13 Dec. 2019; I. Wong and A. García-Bravo leg.; CORBIDI 21074, 21078, 21075, 21087, 1 male, adult; Amazonas Department, Luya Province, Pisuquía District, Las Corontas; 6°28.79’S, 78°8.61’W; 1390 m a.s.l.; 13 Dec. 2019; I. Wong and A. García-Bravo leg.; CORBIDI 21077. |
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Etymology | Named after Philip May (1946–2017), an American lichenologist and philanthropist, who was passionate about protecting biological diversity. During his life-time, his generous support of Nature and Culture International was instrumental to the protection of endangered ecosystems and endemic species in the Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad departments of Peru. Even after his death in 2018, his generosity has continued to protect Latin America’s biodiversity through charitable bequests. This new species was discovered in one of the departments that May supported during his life, and naming it after him, honors May’s enduring legacy as a champion of biodiversity. |
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