A New Species of Tupinambis Daudin, 1802 (Squamata: Teiidae) from Central South America

Marcélia B. Silva*, Marco A. Ribeiro-Júnior, Teresa C.S. Ávila-Pires

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Abstract

We describe a new species of Tupinambis from central South America in a transitional region between Amazonia, Cerrado, and Pantanal. The new species differs from its congeners by the number of femoral pores, posterior gulars, and mesoptychial scales and by color pattern. It is partially sympatric with Tupinambis cuzcoensis, Tupinambis longilineus, Tupinambis quadrilineatus, and maybe also with Tupinambis teguixin, but in general terms they tend to substitute one another in space.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)94-110
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Herpetology
Volume52
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018
Externally publishedYes

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