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A new species of anole from the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae: Norops)

Gunther Köhler 1, Claus Bo P. Petersen 1 & Fausto R. Méndez de la Cruz 2

1 Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a. M., Germany; [email protected] — 2 Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), A.P. 70-153, C.P. 04510, México D.F., México; faustomendez6@

gmail.com

Submitted November 11, 2018.

Accepted March 15, 2019.

Published online at www.senckenberg.de/vertebrate-zoology on March 28, 2019.

Published in print on Q2/2019.

Editor in charge: Uwe Fritz

AbstractWe describe the new species Norops brianjuliani Norops brianjuliani differs from

moderately long hind legs, longest toe of adpressed hind leg reaching to a point between posterior and anterior levels of eye, ratio shank

N. brianjuliani is most similar to N. liogaster from which N. brianjuliani vs. less than three

times in N. liogaster N. brianjuliani N. liogaster.

ResumenNorops brianjuliani Norops brianjuliani

-cloaca 0.24 0.26

N. brianjuliani N. liogasterN. brianjuliani vs. menos

N. liogaster). N. brianjuliani N. liogaster.

Key wordsNorops brianjuliani sp. nov.

Introduction

Norops) forming a prominent component among KÖHLER et alregion. Already at that time we had specimens of a No-

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rops liogaster

of Norops

species. Therefore, we describe it as a new species below.

recognizing AnolisPOE NICHOLSON et al

CASTAÑEDA & DE QUEIROZ, POE, POE et al NICHOLSON et al

NoropsNICHOLSON et al

Norops senNICHOLSON et al Norops

of POE et althe synapomorphy of anterolaterally directed transverse

ETHERIDGE

POE, et alNICHOLSON et al

Materials and methods

DE QUEI-ROZ,

coloration, morphometrics, and pholidosis) and a crite

Prior to preservation of collected specimens in the

hind limb length was determined by recording the point

hind limb was adpressed along the straightened specimen. Whenever possible, we everted the hemipenes of

ed specimens have been deposited in the collection of the

low SABAJ PÉREZ

in parentheses) are those of KÖHLER

descriptions. We followed KÖHLER

KÖHLER

took photographs of males in life with their dewlaps ar

line was drawn between the anterior and posterior inser

= [( 2,

scales, which are only present in males.

IVANOVA et al

2

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VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY — 69 (2) 2019

MUSCLE (EDGAR

GENEIOUS DRUMMOND et al MEGA TAMURA et al

p

LOTZKAT et al KÖHLER et al., KÖHLER et al

GLEZ-PEÑA et al

LANFEAR et al.,

GUINDON et al.,

BURNHAM & ANDERSON

SULLIVAN, et al., 1999; MAYROSE et alYANG,

Basiliscus vittatus

DRUMMOND et alMRBAYES HUELSENBECK

& RONQUIST RONQUIST & HUELSENBECK,

GELMAN & RUBIN TRIFINOP-OULOS et al

MINH et al.,

GUINDON

et al

pairwise distances with MEGA KUMAR et al

*BEAST (DRUMMOND et al BEAST OGILVIE et al

DENSITREE BOUCKAERT & HELED

PUILLANDRE et al

not work for some genes (as also noted by KEKKONEN et alto overly split species (YANG et al

Results

Norops samples Basiliscus vittatus

BEAST, and ABGD

nodes, with some differences in branch arrangement

clade containing also the species N. dunni, N. taylori, and N. liogaster

N. liogaster in *BEAST

is basal to a clade containing N. dunni, N. tay lori, and N. liogaster

distinct species.

as well as the concatenated alignments indicate a high

N. lio gaster N. taylori N. dunni


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from N. liogaster, N. taylori, and N. dunniN. liogaster, with which it shares having several rows of

Fig. 1. Norops

posterior probabilities (right). The tree is rooted with the species Basiliscus vittatus

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N. taylori, and N. dunnidiffer from N. liogaster by having even larger middorsal

scales vs. less than three times in N. liogaster

N. liogaster

N. liogasteras a new species below.

Norops brianjuliani sp. nov.

Holotype

Paratypes

Diagnosis

Norops NICHOLSON et al

N. dunni, N. gadovii, N. liogaster, N. om-iltemanus, and N. peucephilus by having (1) smooth

Norops brianjuliani differs from N. dunni and N. gadoviiof dorsal scales greatly enlarged (vs. the middorsal scales

N. dunni and N. gadovii N. dunni by having a

blotches in N. dunni N. gadovii by

a pattern present in N. gadovii). Norops brianjuliani differs from N. omiltemanus and N. peucephilus by having longer hind legs with the longest toe of adpressed hind leg reaching to a point between posterior and anterior margin of eye or occasionally to a point between ear opening and eye (vs. to level of ear opening or to a point between

N. omiltemanus and N. peu-cephilus

ally two pairs in N. omiltemanus and N. peucephilus), and N. om-

iltemanus and N. peucephilus). Norops brianjuliani differs from N. liogaster by having larger middorsal scales

N. brianjuliani vs. less than three times in N. liogaster).

Description of the holotype as indicated by everted hemipenes and presence of large

Fig. 2. BEAST showing density of trees propor

lines) drawn in DENSITREE and the con

rior probability for each node.


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Table 1. Norops liogaster and related species.

Norops dunni Norops taylori Norops liogaster Norops brianjuliani

malesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemalesmalesfemales

below center of eye

below center of eye

loreal scale rows

nasals

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of anterior insertion of hind limbs. Dorsal head scales

nasals; 2 prenasal scales on each side, the lower one in

praorbital semicircles; 2 elongated, strongly overlapping

depression shallow; interparietal scale well developed,

moderate to large size; 2 scales present between interpa

Fig. 3. Dorsal scalation in (A) Norops brianjuliani 96360) N. liogaster 96202); (C) N. dunni 96380); (D) N. taylori 96271

2nd canthals

posterior canthals

larged dorsal scales

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opening 1.1 × 1.9 mm (length × height); mental distinctly wider than long, completely divided medially, bordered present on chin and throat; dewlap very large (187 mm2),

Fig. 4. Norops liogaster. N .

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an indistinct division in segments is discernible; a pair

The almost completely everted hemipenis is a small

able.

Variation. The paratypes agree well with the holotype in general appearance, morphometrics and scalation (see

Fig. 5. Norops brianjuliani 96360


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Etymology

Norops brianjuliani Anole.

Natural history notes. All type specimens were collected at night while the lizards were sleeping on low

The habitat in the vicinity of the type locality is montane

Geographic Distribution and Conservationrently known, Norops brianjuliani is restricted to the

classify N. brianjuliani

Discussion

Norops brianjuliani is only known from a single locality

Fig. 6. Norops brianjuliani 96360 – –

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proposed by KÖHLER et al

Fig. 7. Norops brianjuliani


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cies pairs N. boulengerianus / N. immaculogularis and N. dunni / N. taylori

N. boulen-gerianus / N. immaculogularis N. dunni / N. tayloriternal morphology (i.e., male dewlap coloration, body size) between the nominal species of these pairs have

KÖHLER et al

distinct species.

Acknowledgments

Fig. 8. Norops liogasterlocalities.

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Appendix 1

Comparative Specimens Examined

Anolis dunni — Mexico:

Anolis liogaster — Mexico:

Anolis omiltemanus — Mexico:

Anolis peucephilus — Mexico:

Anolis taylori — Mexico:

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Appendix 2

GenBank accession numbers of specimens included in molecular analyses

Voucher # species 16S COINorops boulengerianusNorops boulengerianusNorops boulengerianusNorops brianjulianiNorops brianjulianiNorops brianjulianiNorops brianjulianiNorops dunniNorops dunniNorops dunniNorops dunniNorops dunniNorops immaculogularisNorops immaculogularisNorops liogasterNorops liogasterNorops liogasterNorops liogasterNorops megapholidotusNorops megapholidotusNorops megapholidotusNorops megapholidotusNorops microlepidotusNorops microlepidotusNorops microlepidotusNorops microlepidotusNorops nebuloidesNorops nebuloidesNorops nebuloidesNorops nebuloidesNorops nebuloidesNorops nebulosusNorops nebulosusNorops nebulosusNorops nietoiNorops nietoiNorops nietoiNorops omiltemanusNorops omiltemanusNorops omiltemanusNorops omiltemanusNorops omiltemanusNorops omiltemanusNorops peucephilusNorops peucephilusNorops peucephilusNorops quercorumNorops quercorumNorops quercorumNorops quercorumNorops quercorum


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Norops stevepoeiNorops stevepoeiNorops subocularisNorops subocularisNorops subocularisNorops subocularisNorops tayloriNorops tayloriNorops tayloriNorops tayloriNorops tayloriNorops zapotecorumNorops zapotecorumNorops zapotecorumNorops zapotecorum

n.a. Basiliscus vittatus

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