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| Author(s): |
Borteiro, Claudio
[1]
;
Kolenc, Francisco
[1]
;
Prigioni, Carlos
[1]
;
Lyra, Mariana L.
[2]
;
Baldo, Diego
[3]
Total Authors: 5
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Museo Nacl Hist Nat, Secc Herpetol, Montevideo 11000 - Uruguay
[2] UNESP Rio Claro, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool Jacarezario, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Nacl Misiones, Fac Ciencias Exactas Quim & Nat, CONICET UNaM, Lab Genet Evolut, Inst Biol Subtrop, Posadas, Misiones - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Zootaxa; v. 3620, n. 2, p. 245-259, MAR 6 2013. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The main goal of this manuscript is the reevaluation of the taxonomic status of the teiid lizard Contomastix charrua, known only from Cabo Polonio, a small coastal rocky outcrop in southeastern Uruguay. This species was erected on the basis of the presence of a second pair of ceratobranchials and longer cornua in the hyoid bone, in addition to a reduced expression of the pattern of coloration as compared with C. lacertoides. Nevertheless, we found that both species have indistinguishable hyoid morphology, bearing C. lacertoides a noticeable second pair of ceratobranchials. Besides, we realized that the pattern of coloration in this species is more variable than previously considered. As a result of the present work, C. charrua is included in the synonymy of C. lacertoides. In addition, we provide some observations on the holotype of Cnemidophorus grandensis, a junior synonym of C. lacertoides. (AU) | |