A New Species ofBachiaGray 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Eastern Guiana Shield
| Autor: | Jucivaldo D. Lima, Marcelia B. Silva, Marco A. Ribeiro-Júnior |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Gymnophthalmidae Squamata biology Amazon rainforest Ecology 010607 zoology Species diversity Close relatives Subspecies biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Bachia Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Herpetologica. 72:148-156 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5099 0018-0831 |
| DOI: | 10.1655/herpetologica-d-15-00030 |
| Popis: | A new species of Bachia of the B. heteropa group is described from the Parque Nacional Montanhas do Tumucumaque in northeastern Amazonia, Amapa State, Brazil. The new species morphologically resembles B. heteropa and B. guianensis. Nonetheless, the absence of interparietal and prefrontal scales, and the number of supraciliary scales, can distinguish the new species from its close relatives. This description increases the species diversity of the B. heteropa group after a number of decades of stasis in the taxonomy of this group in Amazonia. In addition, we present an updated key to the groups of Bachia, including the species and subspecies of the B. heteropa group. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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