Estación Biológica Cocha Cashu

A new species of Petracola (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Río Abiseo National Park, San Martín, Peru

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Revista Científica:

Amphibian & Reptile Conservation

Año:

2020

Volumen:

14

Número:

1

Páginas:

140-146

Keywords (Autor):

Andean lizard, Cercosaurini, Gran Pajatén, Huallaga basin, montane forest, Reptilia

Resumen

A new species of Petracola is described from Río Abiseo National Park in northeastern Peru, where it inhabits grasslands above montane forest at 3,230 m asl. The new species is diagnosed by a unique combination of morphometric, scalation, and color pattern characteristics, increasing the number of described Petracola species to five

Autor (es ):

Lily O. Rodríguez, Luis Mamani

Idioma:

Inglés

Tipo de Referencia:

Art. Magazine

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