New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)

We provide new morphological and geographic distribution data for Leposternon mineiro. Fifteen specimens of L. mineiro were analyzed (six specimens of the type series and nine additional specimens), in addition to 404 specimens of other species of the genus, used for identification and comparison. M...

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Autores principales: Pimenta Eleutério, Jady, Santos-Jr, Alfredo P., Vaz-Silva, Wilian, Ribeiro, Síria
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1598242023-11-06T20:02:44Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/159824 New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) Pimenta Eleutério, Jady Santos-Jr, Alfredo P. Vaz-Silva, Wilian Ribeiro, Síria 2023-09 2023-11-06T17:20:27Z en Zoología Amphisbaenian Ansfibênios We provide new morphological and geographic distribution data for Leposternon mineiro. Fifteen specimens of L. mineiro were analyzed (six specimens of the type series and nine additional specimens), in addition to 404 specimens of other species of the genus, used for identification and comparison. Meristic characters, morphometrics, head scale patterns and dentition matched the previously published diagnosis of the species, but we also found some variations compared to the type series. We expanded the ranges of the following diagnostic characters of L. mineiro: snout-vent length 221–380 mm, tail length 11.5–23.4 mm, 252–300 dorsal postpectoral halfannuli, 252–280 ventral postpectoral half-annuli, 14–16 caudal annuli, 26–37 dorsal segments and 24–39 ventral segments in a midbody annuli, and 2–4 precloacal pores. The new record from the municipality of Cristalina, State of Goiás, extends the geographic distribution of the species by 148 km west of nearest record. Nós fornecemos novos dados morfológicos e de distribuição geográfica para Leposternon mineiro. Foram analisados quinze espécimes de L. mineiro (seis espécimes da série-tipo e nove exemplares adicionais), além de 404 exemplares de outras espécies do gênero, utilizados para identificação e comparação. Caracteres merísticos, morfométricos, padrões de escamas da cabeça e dentição corresponderam com a diagnose da espécie publicada anteriormente, mas encontramos algumas variações em comparação à série-tipo. Nós ampliamos as variações dos seguintes caracteres diagnósticos de L. mineiro: comprimento rostro-cloacal de 221–380 mm, comprimento da cauda de 11,5–23,4 mm, 252–300 meios anéis pós-peitorais dorsais, 252–280 meios anéis pós-peitorais ventrais, 14–16 anéis caudais, 26–37 segmentos dorsais e 24–39 segmentos ventrais em um anel do meio do corpo e 2–4 poros pré-cloacais. O novo registro do município de Cristalina, Estado de Goiás, amplia a distribuição geográfica da espécie em 148 km a oeste do registro mais próximo." Asociación Herpetológica Argentina Articulo Articulo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) application/pdf 131-140
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topic Zoología
Amphisbaenian
Ansfibênios
spellingShingle Zoología
Amphisbaenian
Ansfibênios
Pimenta Eleutério, Jady
Santos-Jr, Alfredo P.
Vaz-Silva, Wilian
Ribeiro, Síria
New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
topic_facet Zoología
Amphisbaenian
Ansfibênios
description We provide new morphological and geographic distribution data for Leposternon mineiro. Fifteen specimens of L. mineiro were analyzed (six specimens of the type series and nine additional specimens), in addition to 404 specimens of other species of the genus, used for identification and comparison. Meristic characters, morphometrics, head scale patterns and dentition matched the previously published diagnosis of the species, but we also found some variations compared to the type series. We expanded the ranges of the following diagnostic characters of L. mineiro: snout-vent length 221–380 mm, tail length 11.5–23.4 mm, 252–300 dorsal postpectoral halfannuli, 252–280 ventral postpectoral half-annuli, 14–16 caudal annuli, 26–37 dorsal segments and 24–39 ventral segments in a midbody annuli, and 2–4 precloacal pores. The new record from the municipality of Cristalina, State of Goiás, extends the geographic distribution of the species by 148 km west of nearest record.
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author Pimenta Eleutério, Jady
Santos-Jr, Alfredo P.
Vaz-Silva, Wilian
Ribeiro, Síria
author_facet Pimenta Eleutério, Jady
Santos-Jr, Alfredo P.
Vaz-Silva, Wilian
Ribeiro, Síria
author_sort Pimenta Eleutério, Jady
title New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
title_short New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
title_full New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
title_fullStr New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
title_full_unstemmed New morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Jr, 2018 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)
title_sort new morphology data and geographic distribution expansion of leposternon mineiro ribeiro, silveira & santos-jr, 2018 (squamata, amphisbaenia, amphisbaenidae)
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