A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico
Por:
Campbell, Jonathan A., Solano-Zavaleta, Israel, Flores-Villela, Oscar, Caviedes-Solis, Itzue W., Frost, Darrel R.
Publicada:
1 mar 2016
Resumen:
A newly discovered species of arboreal alligator lizard of the genus
Abronia is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico. It
appears to be most closely related to A. mixteca and A. oaxacae, but
differs from these species (and others in the subgenus Abronia) in a
number of features, including the combination of having two primary
temporals contacting the postocular series, the anterior superciliary
contacting the cantholoreal, six to eight nuchals in a transverse row
across the nape, minimally seven to eight scales between large nuchals
and ventral scales on neck, and 32-35 transverse rows of dorsal scales.
This new species is the only species of Abronia known from the central
and western portions of the Sierra de Miahuatlan in the southern part of
the Sierra Madre del Sur, although A. oaxacae occurs to the east in this
range. Many of the arboreal and secretive species of Abronia have
avoided discovery until relatively recently, with about a third of known
species described in the last 3 decades.
Filiaciones:
Campbell, Jonathan A.:
Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Biol, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
Solano-Zavaleta, Israel:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zool, AP 70-399, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Flores-Villela, Oscar:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zool, AP 70-399, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Caviedes-Solis, Itzue W.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Museo Zool, AP 70-399, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Washington, Dept Biol, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
Frost, Darrel R.:
Amer Museum Nat Hist, Div Vertebrate Zool Herpetol, New York, NY 10024 USA
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