A new species of Microteiid Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurini, Selvasaura) from a remote area in the Peruvian Andes
We describe a new species of Selvasaura lizard from the western slopes of the eastern Andes of central Peru. Among other characters, the new species differs from congeners in having keeled dorsal scales and more transverse rows of scales on dorsum. We present a phylogeny as additional evidence suppo...
Main Authors: | Germán Chávez, Luis A. García-Ayachi, Alessandro Catenazzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-04-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Systematics |
Online Access: | https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/99118/download/pdf/ |
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