Title

Geographic Distribution Of Cercosaura Vertebralis O’Shaughnessy, 1879 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) And The Status Of Cercosaura Ampuedai (Lancini, 1968)

Keywords

Distribution; Gymnophthalmidae; Lizard

Abstract

We report new locality records of Cercosaura vertebralis O’Shaughnessy, 1879 in Peru, after more than 40 years since the discovery of the single known Peruvian specimen. The Peruvian range of Cercosaura vertebralis, which was previously restricted to Piura, is extended into the Cajamarca region (Tabaconas Namballe and La Granja). We also examined intraspecific variation of the species throughout its range and provide a hemipenial description from the new specimens. In addition, we comment on the population status of C. vertebralis in Peru, and provide data supporting the synonymy of C. ampuedai with C. vertebralis.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

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Volume

10

Issue

5

Number of Pages

1195-1200

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.15560/10.5.1195

Socpus ID

84923070411 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84923070411

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