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dc.contributor.authorTorres-Carvajal, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-13T19:47:20Z
dc.date.available2017-11-13T19:47:20Z
dc.date.issued2000-06-16
dc.identifier.citationTorres-Carvajal, O. (2000). Ecuadorian lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) / by Omar Torres-Carvajal. Scientific Papers, (15), 1-38. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16286en_US
dc.identifier.issn1094-0782
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/25337
dc.description.abstractA taxonomic review of lizards of the genus Stenocerus in Ecuador revealed that coloration and certain external morphological characters, such as scales around midbody, the relatoin between tail length and total length, and number os subdigital lamellae on Finger IV are important taxonomic characters. Fourteen species, including two species new to science are recognized: Stenocercus aculeatus, S. angel sp. nov., S. carrioni, S. chota sp. nov., S. festae, S. guentheri, S. haenschi, S. humeralis, S. iridescens, S. limitaris, S. ornatus, S. rhodmelas, S. simonsii, and S. varius. Of the new species, Stenocercus angel occurs at elevations of 3015-3560 m in Provincia Carchi and Provincia Sucumbios, and Stenocercus chota occurs at elevations of 1575-1940 m in Chota Valley, Provincia Imbabura. All species are redescribed, expect for Stenocercus carrioni, S. limitaris, and S. sinonsii, which have recent and appropriate complete descriptions. A neotype for S. festae is proposed. Sexual variation in morphological characters is described for all species, along with geographical variation in S. guentheri, S. iridescens, and S. varius. The distribution of each species is mapped, and new color descriptions and ecological and reproductive data are provided. A dichotomous key is also included to assist in the identification of specimens.en_US
dc.publisherNatural History Museum, University of Kansasen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScientific Papers;15
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dc.subjectTropiduridaeen_US
dc.subjectStenocercusen_US
dc.subjectEcuadoren_US
dc.subjectTaxonomyen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectDistributionen_US
dc.titleEcuadorian Lizards of the Genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorTorres-Carvajal, Omar
kusw.kudepartmentEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5962/bhl.title.16286en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
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