Resurrection ofAnolis ustusCope, 1864 from synonymy withAnolis sericeusHallowell, 1856 (Squamata, Dactyloidae).
In this study, based on a morphological analysis, the resurrection of the nameAnolis ustusCope 1864, is proposed for populations from the Yucatán Peninsula (Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, Mexico, and Belize), formerly referred asAnolis sericeusHallowell, 1856.Anolis ustusdiffers fromAnolis sericeusby its mean snout-vent length and number of gorgetal scales in males, in tibia length and head width in females, and dorsal and ventral scales for both sexes. In addition,Anolis ustushas a small dewlap of similar size between males and females, whereas inAnolis sericeusmales have a dewlap much larger than that of the females. These characteristics allowAnolis ustusto be identified within theAnolis sericeuscomplex. In this study, a description of the characteristics of the hemipenis is also provided, and its importance in the taxonomy ofAnolisis discussed.
Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Apartado postal 1-69, Plaza Juárez, 42001 Pachuca, Hidalgo, México.
José Daniel
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Lara-Tufiño
Laboratorio de Herpetología, Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, Ciudad de México, México.
Adrián Nieto-Montes
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Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Apartado postal 1-69, Plaza Juárez, 42001 Pachuca, Hidalgo, México.
Aurelio
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Ramírez-Bautista
Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
Levi N
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Gray
Anolis; Atlantic versant; Yucatan Peninsula; dewlap; hemipenes