Title
A taxonomic revision of Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) with the description of three new species and resurrection of Proctoporus lacertus Stejneger
Title Variants
Alternative:
Revision of Proctoporus bolivianus Werner
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3786
By
Goicoechea, Noemí
Padial, José M.
Chaparro, Juan Carlos (Herpetologist)
Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago, 1979-
De La Riva, Ignacio
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History 2013
Notes
Caption title.
"October 30, 2013."
The genus Proctoporus comprises seven montane species distributed across the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Within this genus, the extensive morphological variation observed in populations traditionally assigned to Proctoporus bolivianus suggested the presence of additional species. Using a combination of morphological character differences and a phylogenetic hypothesis based on mitochondrial (12S, 16S, and ND4) and nuclear (c-mos) DNA sequences, we find P. bolivianus to be composed of six distinct lineages. Among these, we name and describe herein Proctoporus carabaya, P. iridescens, and P. kiziriani and we resurrect the name Proctoporus lacertus. The remaining two lineages are also considered unnamed species and are referred herein as confirmed candidate species (CCS), which we refrain from naming due to lack of appropriate material. The new species named herein are found in the departments of Cusco and Puno, Peru, and are distinguishable from all other species of Proctoporus by unique combinations of morphometric, pholidosis, and color-pattern characteristics. A neotype of P. bolivianus is designated.
Subjects
Bolivia
,
Classification
,
Cuzco (Department)
,
Larecaja (Province)
,
Lizards
,
Mountain animals
,
Peru
,
Proctoporus
,
Proctoporus bolivianus
,
Proctoporus lacertus
,
Puno (Department)
,
Reptiles
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3786 2013
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
861759783
Find in a local library