A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the tropical Andes, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus

We describe a new species of Alopoglossus from the Pacific slopes of the Andes in northern Ecuador based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species differs most significantly from all other congeners in having a double longitudinal row of widened gular scales, lanceolate dorsal scales...

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Main Authors: Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Lobos, Simón E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042710/