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Tretioscincus bifasciatus (DUMÉRIL, 1851)

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Gymnophthalminae), Gymnophthalmini, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rio Magdalena Minitegu, Rio Magdalena Tegu 
SynonymHeteropus Bifasciatus A. DUMÉRIL in C. DUMÉRIL & A. DUMÉRIL 1851:182
Tretioscincus castanicerus COPE 1862: 184
Tretioscincus bifasciatus bifasciatus — SHREVE 1947: 527
Tretioscincus bifasciatus kugleri SHREVE 1947
Tretioscincus bifasciatus kugleri — TEST et al. 1966
Tretioscincus bifasciatus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 262
Tretioscincus bifasciatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 552
Tretioscincus bifasciatus — GORZULA & SEÑARIS 1999
Tretioscincus bifasciatus — MCNISH 2011 
DistributionSuriname, French Guiana, Venezuela (Sucre etc.),
Caribbean: Margarita I, Dutch Leeward Islands
Colombia [Castro,F. (pers. comm.)]

bifasciatus: Caribbean Colombia.

kugleri: N Venezuela, Isla Maragarita, Dutch Leeward Islands; Type locality: Paují, Acosta, Estado Falcón, Venezuela.

castanicterus: New Granada.

Type locality: Río Magdalena valley, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 3038
Syntypes: ANSP 9633-34 [castanicterus]
Holotype: MCZ 49039 [kugleri] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (705 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: Marcuzzi (1950) examined specimens from Bobare, Lara, and El Pilar, Sucre and questioned the status of the subspecies T. b. kugleri, arguing that colour variation in a species, which appears to be highly variable in this case, is not recommended in the recognition of subspecies. RIVAS et al. 2012 agree with and follow Marcuzzi in not recognizing T. bifasciatus kugleri as a valid taxon.

Type species: Tretioscincus castanicerus COPE 1862 is the type species of the genus Tretioscincus COPE 1862.

Distribution: Cole et al. 2013 do not believe that this species occurs in Guyana despite the existence of one published report (Beebe 1945:23) and one AMNH specimen (R-137364), both of which are probably in error. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin bifasciatus with two bands, strips; ribbons. [“...de chaque côté du dos, depuis l'extrémité du museau jusq'à l'origine de la queue, une ligne jaune..."]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)

The genus was named after Greek tretos (τρητός), perforated, with a hole in it + Latin Scincus, lizard genus due to Laurenti, 1768 (see). ["...The discovery of this little lizard is particularly interesting, as exhibiting femoral pores for the first time among the Scincidae..."]. 
References
  • Acuña-Vargas, J. C. 2016. Anfibios y Reptiles asociados a cinco coberturas de la tierra, municipio de Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n. s.), 32(2): 133-146 - get paper here
  • Blanco-Torres, Argelina; Lina Báez S., Edgar Patiño-Flores, Juan M. Renjifo-R. 2013. Herpetofauna from the middle valley of the Ranchería river, La Guajira, Colombia. Rev. Biodivers. Neotrop. 3 (2): 113-22 - get paper here
  • Cope, E.D. 1863. Contributions to Neotropical saurology. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14 [1862]: 176-188. - get paper here
  • Disi, Ahmad; Zuhair S. Amr, Nashat Hamidan 2014. Diversity, Threats, and Conservation of the Terrestrial and Freshwater Herpetofauna of Jordan. Russ. J. Herpetol. 21 (3): 221-233 - get paper here
  • Duméril, A.M.C. & A. H. A. Duméril 1851. Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Gide et Baudry/Roret, Paris, 224 pp.
  • Esqueda, Luis Felipe, Enrique La Marca, Marco Natera and Pietro Battiston 2001. Noteworthy reptilian state records and a lizard species new to the herpetofauna of Venezuela. Herpetological Review 32 (3):198-200 - get paper here
  • Gorzula, Stefan & Senaris, J. Celsa 1999. In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0
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  • Marcuzzi, G. 1950. Breves apuntes sobre algunos lagartos de Venezuela septentrional. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, 26: 73−110
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  • Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
  • Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp. - get paper here
  • RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
  • RUEDA-SOLANO, LUÍS ALBERTO; JEINER CASTELLANOS- BARLIZA 2010. HERPETOFAUNA DE NEGUANJE, PARQUE NACIONAL NATURAL TAYRONA, CARIBE COLOMBIANO. Acta biol. Colomb. 15 (1): 195 - 206 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
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