Taxonomy, Hemipenial Morphology, and Natural History of Two Poorly Known Species of Anadia (Gymnophthalmidae) from Northern South America

Autor(es)

Rivas, Gilson A. ^[1] ; Sales Nunes, Pedro M. ^[2] ; Dixon, James R. ^[3] ; Schargel, Walter E. ^[4] ; Caicedo, Jose R. ^[5] ; Barros, Tito R. ^[1] ; Camargo, Edward G. ^[6] ; Barrio-Amoros, Cesar L. ^[7]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] La Univ Zulia, Museo Biol, Fac Ciencias Expt, Maracaibo 4011, Estado Zulia - Venezuela

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-05422970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Texas A&M Univ, College Stn, TX 77843 - USA

^[4] Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Biol, Arlington, TX 76019 - USA

^[5] Univ Nacl Colombia, Inst Ciencias Nat, Bogota - Colombia

^[6] Minist Poder Popular Ambiente, Museo La Estn Biol Rancho Grande, El Limon, Estado Aragua - Venezuela

^[7] Fdn Andigena, Merida 5101, Estado Merida - Venezuela

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Herpetology; v. 46, n. 1, p. 33-40, MAR 2012.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

Anadia pariaensis Rivas, La Marca, and Oliveros, 1999, and Anadia steyeri Nieden, 1914, are two particularly rare and poorly known lizards described from single specimens. In the case of A. pariaensis, it remains known from the holotype, whereas A. steyeri is known from three additional specimens reported in the literature after the original description of the species. A single new specimen of A. pariaensis and five of A. steyeri, including the first adult males recorded for both species, make possible a more representative description of both species, including descriptions of the hemipenes. Despite both species presenting some similar morphological characteristics, the examination of the hemipenial morphology revealed very different organs. The hemipenis of A. steyeri presents some characteristics that resemble the organs of two species from the Santa Marta Mountain Range in the ``bitaeniata-group{''} (Anadia pulchella and Anadia altaserrania). On the other hand, the hemipenes of A. pariaensis are unique morphologically and cannot be associated with the hemipenes known from other species in the genus. We describe variation within both species, and we comment on possible sexual dimorphism (number and arrangement of the femoral pores), natural history, and the known geographic distribution of the species. We also comment on Anadia bumanguesa Rueda-Almonacid and Caicedo 2004 based on a new specimen, the second known. This species may be a synonym of A. steyeri. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/00811-8 - Morfologia hemipeniana dos lagartos microteídeos e suas implicações nas relações filogenéticas da família Gymnophthalmidae
• Beneficiário: Pedro Murilo Sales Nunes
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado