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Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) I: a new species from Lubang Island.
Geheber, Aaron D; Davis, Drew R; Watters, Jessa L; Penrod, Michelle L; Feller, Kathryn D; Davey, Conner S; Ellsworth, Elyse D; Flanagan, Rachel L; Heitz, Brendan B; Moore, Tana; Nguyen, Marie D C; Roberts, Austyn; Sutton, John; Sanguila, Marites B; Linkem, Charles W; Brown, Rafe M; Siler, Cameron D.
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  • Geheber AD; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: unknown.
  • Davis DR; Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA; Email: drew.davis@usd.edu.
  • Watters JL; Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072, USA.; Email: jwatters@ou.edu.
  • Penrod ML; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: unknown.
  • Feller KD; School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.; Email: kate.feller@gmail.com.
  • Davey CS; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: conner.s.davey-1@ou.edu.
  • Ellsworth ED; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: elyse.d.ellsworth-1@ou.edu.
  • Flanagan RL; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: rachelflanagan73@gmail.com.
  • Heitz BB; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: bheitz@ou.edu.
  • Moore T; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: tana.m.moore-1@ou.edu.
  • Nguyen MD; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: marie.d.nguyen-1@ou.edu.
  • Roberts A; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: austyn.m.roberts-1@ou.edu.
  • Sutton J; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.; Email: john.d.sutton-1@ou.edu.
  • Sanguila MB; Father Saturnino Urios University, San Francisco St., 8600 Butuan City, Philippines.; Email: tess.b.sanguila@gmail.com.
  • Linkem CW; Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.; Email: cwlinkem@gmail.com.
  • Brown RM; Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.; Email: rafe@ku.edu.
  • Siler CD; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072, USA.; Email: drew.davis@usd.edu.
Zootaxa ; 4132(1): 1-14, 2016 Jun 28.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27395648
A new species of slender skink is described from the Philippines. The species is endemic to Lubang Island, and is assigned to the Brachymeles bonitae Complex based on phenotypic and genetic data. Specimens were collected from Lubang Island between 1991 and 2012, and were examined based on morphological data (qualitative traits, meristic counts, and mensural measurements). Published genetic sequence data from phylogenetic studies of the genus reveal the new species to be highly divergent from congeners. Brachymeles ligtas sp. nov. is differentiated from other members of the genus based on a number of distinct morphological features, including small body size (SVL 60.7-79.6 mm), bidactyl fore-limbs, digitless hind limbs, high number of presacral vertebrae (50), and the absence of auricular openings. Additionally, the new species has diagnostic, distinct dorsal head scale patterns. This new species becomes the only member of the genus known to occur on the deep-ocean island of Lubang.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lagartos Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Zootaxa Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Nueva Zelanda
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lagartos Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Zootaxa Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Nueva Zelanda