Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy
<p>We redescribe the enigmatic lizard <em>Anolis proboscis </em>based on new material collected on the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, province of Pichincha, Ecuador. We describe the first females reported for the species, increasing the diagnosis to include sexually dimorphic dat...
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| author | Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz Miguel A. Urgilés Marco Altamirano-Benavides Stalin R. Cáceres |
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| description | <p>We redescribe the enigmatic lizard <em>Anolis proboscis </em>based on new material collected on the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, province of Pichincha, Ecuador. We describe the first females reported for the species, increasing the diagnosis to include sexually dimorphic data; and present new information on characters previously undescribed, such as the cranial helmet and hemipenial morphology. We propose that the nasal appendage is not a homologous apomorphic character among <em>A. proboscis </em>and <em>A. phyllorhinus,</em> thus the <em>A. laevis </em>species-group is not a valid clade. In fact, we suggest that <em>A. proboscis </em>is closely related to species previously classified as “<em>Phenacosaurus </em>”; while A. <em>phyllorhinus </em>is part of the <em>A. punctatus </em>species-group. We provide new information on the distribution and natural history of <em>A. proboscis</em>; suggesting that it should be classified under the IUCN category and criteria of “Endangered EN B1ab (i,ii,ii) +2ab (i,ii,iii)”. We propose <em>A. proboscis </em>as an emblematic species of the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, in particular for the conservation of Las Tolas and Lloa-Mindo regions.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99af5dc66c5e42d9a22245e0e1b4301c2024-03-02T01:59:50ZengUniversidad San Francisco de Quito USFQACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías1390-53842528-77882010-12-012310.18272/aci.v2i3.3939Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomyMario H. Yánez-Muñoz0Miguel A. Urgilés1Marco Altamirano-Benavides2Stalin R. Cáceres3Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias NaturalesMuseo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias NaturalesMuseo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias NaturalesMuseo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales<p>We redescribe the enigmatic lizard <em>Anolis proboscis </em>based on new material collected on the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, province of Pichincha, Ecuador. We describe the first females reported for the species, increasing the diagnosis to include sexually dimorphic data; and present new information on characters previously undescribed, such as the cranial helmet and hemipenial morphology. We propose that the nasal appendage is not a homologous apomorphic character among <em>A. proboscis </em>and <em>A. phyllorhinus,</em> thus the <em>A. laevis </em>species-group is not a valid clade. In fact, we suggest that <em>A. proboscis </em>is closely related to species previously classified as “<em>Phenacosaurus </em>”; while A. <em>phyllorhinus </em>is part of the <em>A. punctatus </em>species-group. We provide new information on the distribution and natural history of <em>A. proboscis</em>; suggesting that it should be classified under the IUCN category and criteria of “Endangered EN B1ab (i,ii,ii) +2ab (i,ii,iii)”. We propose <em>A. proboscis </em>as an emblematic species of the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, in particular for the conservation of Las Tolas and Lloa-Mindo regions.</p>http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/39Anolis proboscisAnolis laevisAnolis phyllorhinusEcuadoren peligroIUCNQuitoPichinchafilogenia |
| spellingShingle | Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz Miguel A. Urgilés Marco Altamirano-Benavides Stalin R. Cáceres Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías Anolis proboscis Anolis laevis Anolis phyllorhinus Ecuador en peligro IUCN Quito Pichincha filogenia |
| title | Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| title_full | Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| title_fullStr | Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| title_short | Redescription of <em>Anolisproboscis</em> Peters & Orcés (Reptilia: Polychrotidae), with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| title_sort | redescription of em anolisproboscis em peters orces reptilia polychrotidae with the discovery of the females of the species and comments about distribution and taxonomy |
| topic | Anolis proboscis Anolis laevis Anolis phyllorhinus Ecuador en peligro IUCN Quito Pichincha filogenia |
| url | http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/39 |
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