Distribution and variation of the giant alpha anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) of the genus Dactyloa in the highlands of western Panama, with the description of a new species formerly referred to as D. microtus.
Zootaxa
; 3626: 1-54, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Six species of giant alpha anoles of the genus Dactyloa are known to occur in western Panama Dactyloa casildae, D. frenata, D. ibanezi, D. insignis, D. kunayalae, and D. microtus. Based on own material collected along the highlands in Bocas del Toro, Chiriquf, and Veraguas provinces and the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé of western Panama, we review their variation in morphological characters and the 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene. Our results support all six nominal taxa, but reveal considerable genetic differentiation between populations of the two highland species, D. casildae and D. microtus, respectively, from different localities. Correlated morphological differences confirm the existence of a cryptic species among populations currently assigned to D. microtus, which we describe as Dactyloa ginaelisae sp. nov. We provide point distribution maps, morphology and color descriptions, photographs in life, conservation status assessments, and an identification key for all seven species.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lagartos
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Panama
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Zootaxa
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha