A new cryptic genus of terrestrial lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of central Peru

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<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339285258_A_new_cryptic_genus_of_terrestrial_lizard_Gymnophthalmidae_Cercosaurinae_from_the_eastern_Andes_of_central_Peru" target="_blank" >https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339285258_A_new_cryptic_genus_of_terrestrial_lizard_Gymnophthalmidae_Cercosaurinae_from_the_eastern_Andes_of_central_Peru</a>

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A new cryptic genus of terrestrial lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of central Peru

Original language description

We describe a new terrestrial genus of the family Gymnophthalmidae, subfamily Cercosaurinae, from central Peru on the basis of genetic and morphological characters. The monotypic Wilsonosaura gen. n. can be distinguished morphologically from all other genera of Cercosaurinae except of Proctoporus by having lower palpebral disc semi-transparent and undivided, dorsal scales weakly keeled to smooth, lateral scales distinctly smaller than dorsal scales, lateral scales forming a distinct longitudinal line of smaller scales, and absence of distinctly enlarged gulars. Wilsonosaura gen. n. can be distinguished from most species of Proctoporus by following characters: frequent occurrence of prefrontal shields, presence of weakly keeled to nearly smooth dorsal scales, by having a continuous line of lateral scales at the middle of flanks occasionally widened vertically by additional lateral scales interspacing the dorsals. Nevertheless, an unambiguous morphological character distinguishing the new genus from Proctoporus has not been identified. Phenotypic synapomorphies are not known for the new genus. In previously published phylogenies, Wilsonosaura gen. n. was identified as a distinct Glade separated from all other cercosaurines. Wilsonosaura gen. n. is distributed in the regions of Junin, Pasco, and Huancavelica in upper montane forests and puna habitats from 2400 to 3726 m a.s.l. of the eastern Andes. We transfer Euspondylus josyi KOHLER, 2003 as designated type species to Wilsonosaura gen. n. as Wilsonosaura josyi (KOHLER, 2003) comb. n. and update the species diagnosis, description, and distribution.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Salamandra

ISSN

0036-3375

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Volume of the periodical

56

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

1-15

UT code for WoS article

000516709400001

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