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TABLE 2 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 2. Sumary of lepidosis, ratios, measurements (mm), coloration and sexual variation in Anolis laevis; range and sample size (in parentheses) followed by mean and standard deviation are given.
| Character | Males | Females | Anolis laevis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scales between second canthals | 5–6 (2) 5.5 ± 0.7 | 3–5 (2) 4 ± 1.4 | 3–6 (4) 4.8 ± 1.3 |
| Postrostrals | 4 (2) 4 ± 0 | 3–4 (2) 3.5 ± 0.7 | 3–4 (4) 3.8 ± 0.5 |
| Scales between supraorbital semicircles | 0 (2) 0 ± 0 | 0 (2) 0 ± 0 | 0 (4) 0 ± 0 |
| Loreal rows | 2–3 (2) 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2 (2) 2 ± 0 | 2–3 (4) 2.3 ± 0.5 |
| Scales between interparietal and semicircles | 1 (2) 1 ± 0 | 0 (2) 0 ± 0 | 0–1 (4) 0.5 ± 0.6 |
| Supralabials to below center of eye | 7–9 (2) 8 ± 1.4 | 7–8 (2) 7.5 ± 0.7 | 7–9 (4) 7.8 ± 1.0 |
| Postmentals | 4 (2) 4 ± 0 | 4 (2) 4 ± 0 | 4 (4) 4 ± 0 |
| Lamellae under phalanges II–III of fourth toe | 18–19 (2) 18.5 ± 0.7 | 18 (2) 18 ± 0 | 18–19 (4) 18.3 ± 0.5 |
| Middorsals in 5% SVL | 8–9 (2) 8.5 ± 0.7 | 7–9 (2) 8 ± 1.4 | 7–9 (4) 8.3 ± 1.0 |
| Midventrals in 5% SVL | 7 (2) 7 ± 0 | 6 (2) 6 ± 0 | 6–7 (4) 6.5 ± 0.6 |
| Head length/SVL | 0.3 (2) 0.3 ± 0 | 0.3 (2) 0.3 ± 0 | 0.3 (4) 0.3 ± 0 |
| Head width/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Head height/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Snout length/SVL | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1–0.2 (4) 0.2 ± 0 |
| Interorbital length/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.04–0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.04–0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Interparietal length/SVL | 0.03–0.04 (2) 0.04 ± 0 | 0.04 (2) 0.04 ± 0 | 0.03–0.04 (4) 0.04 ± 0 |
| Ear height/SVL | 0.02 (2) 0.02 ± 0 | 0.02 (2) 0.02 ± 0 | 0.02 (4) 0.02 ± 0 |
| Humerus length/SVL | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1–0.2 (4) 0.2 ± 0 |
| Ulna length/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Hand length/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Femur length/SVL | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.2 (4) 0.2 ± 0 |
| Tibia length/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1–0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.1–0.2 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| Foot length/SVL | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.2 (2) 0.2 ± 0 | 0.2 (4) 0.2 ± 0 |
| 4th toe length/SVL | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (2) 0.1 ± 0 | 0.1 (4) 0.1 ± 0 |
| 4th toe width/SVL | 0.02 (2) 0.02 ± 0 | 0.02 (2) 0.02 ± 0 | 0.02 (4) 0.02 ± 0 |
| Tail length/SVL | 1.2–1.3 (2) 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 (1) 1.3 | 1.2–1.3 (3) 1.3 ± 0 |
| Snout-vent length | 57.4–58.7 (2) 58.1 ± 0.9 | 58.5–64.4 (2) 61.5 ± 4.2 | 57.4–64.4 (4) 59.8 ± 3.2 |
| Maximum SVL | 59 | 64 | 64 |
| Dewlap color | Pinkish white skin with pale blue edge, pinkish white scales | Black skin, white scales |
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. 522 in Zootaxa 5752 (4) on page 522, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/19172365
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