Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus and species of lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Amazonian rainforest of northern Brazil

Title Variants

Alternative: New genus and species of Gymnophthalmidae

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3713

By

Peloso, Pedro L. V.
Pellegrino, Katia Cristina Machado
Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut Urbano
Ávila-Pires, T. C. S. (Teresa C. S.)

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2011

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"May 9, 2011."

Marinussaurus curupira, a new genus and species of Gymnophthalmidae lizard is described from Iranduba, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The genus is characterized by an elongate body; short and stout pentadactyl limbs; all digits clawed; single frontonasal; two prefrontals; absence of frontoparietals; interparietal and parietals forming a straight posterior margin, with interparietal shorter than parietals; distinctive ear opening and eyelid; few temporals; three pairs of chin shields; nasal divided; a distinct collar; smooth, mainly hexagonal, dorsal scales; smooth quadrangular ventral scales; two precloacal and three femoral pores on each side in males; pores between three or four scales. Parsimony (PAR) and partitioned Bayesian (BA) phylogenetic analyses with morphological and molecular data recovered the new genus as a member of the Ecpleopodini radiation of the Cercosaurinae. A close relationship of the new genus with Arthrosaura is postulated.

Subjects

Brazil , Classification , Gymnophthalmidae , Iranduba , Lizards , Marinussaurus , Marinussaurus curupira , Phylogeny , Rain forest animals , Reptiles

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3713 2011

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 721373589