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TABLE 1 in Mythic lizard rediscovered: redescription of Anolis laevis Cope 1876 (Squamata: Anolidae) from recent collections in Peru
Authors/Creators
- 1. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad UTE, Av. Mariscal Sucre s / n y Mariana de Jesús, Quito 170147, Ecuador & Fundación Great Leaf, calle de las Azucenas N 47 - 60 y Av. Eloy Alfaro, Quito, Ecuador & Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- 2. Rainforest Partnership, 4005 Guadalupe St., Austin, Texas 78751, USA & Instituto Peruano de Herpetología (IPH), Augusto Salazar Bondy 136, Urb. Higuereta, Surco, Lima, Perú
- 3. Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
Description
TABLE 1. Comparison of species similar to Anolis laevis. Mean and range are shown for measurements and counts.
| Character | A. laevis | A. lososi | A. orcesi | A. peruensis | A. williamsmittermeierorum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ear height/head length | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| No. scales across snout between second canthals | 4.8 (3–6) | 5.1 (4–6) | 3.8 (3–5) | 4.3 (4–5) | 5.3 (5–6, one juvenile with 3) |
| No. loreals | 13.3 (12–14) | 9.9 (5–15) | 7.3 (6–8) | 18.7 (17–21) | 15.1 (10–21) |
| Length of dewlap/ SVL males | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) | 0.5 (0.4–0.5) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 (0.3–0.4) |
| Length of dewlap/ SVL females | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 (0.2–0.3) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Enlarged middorsal crest scales | present | absent | present | absent | absent |
| Color of male dewlap skin | pinkish white with pale blue edge, pinkish white rows | white or cream | dull yellow with bluish at base, white rows | yellow, white rows | pale tan and distally peach-orange, white rows |
| Color of female dewlap skin | black solid, white rows | yellow and black blotches | yellow-orange, white rows | black solid, white rows | white with border yellow, black blotches |
| Color of throat | cream yellowish | black, edges of mouth yellow-orange | black | gray | black, edges of mouth yellow-orange |
| Color of iris | brown or reddish brown | almond brown or orange | reddish brown | reddish brown | brown |
Notes
Published as part of Ayala-Varela, Fernando, Venegas, Pablo J., García-Ayachi, Luis Alberto & Poe, Steven, 2026, Mythic lizard rediscovered: redescription of Anolis laevis Cope 1876 (Squamata: Anolidae) from recent collections in Peru, pp. 521 in Zootaxa 5752 (4) on page 521, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/19172365
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