Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 739

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C701-2D5E-FF33-5314475CF5A0
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912
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Treatment

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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, private residence adjacent to WWS; 00.6821°S, 077.6027°W; 1474 m a.s.l.; 13 July 2010; QCAZ 10640 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, Puffbird

Family,species Voucher number Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen,1796) QCAZ 11988 Dipsas palmeri (Boulenger,1912) QCAZ 12799 Dipsas pavonina Schlegel (1837) QCAZ 17534 Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus,1758) QCAZ 14063 Erythrolamprus breviceps (Cope 1860) QCAZ 17539 Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus,1758) QCAZ 12808 Imantodes cenchoa (Linnaeus,1758) QCAZ 10634 Imantodes lentiferus (Cope,1894) QCAZ 17126 Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus,1758) QCAZ 11989 Ninia hudsonii Parker,1940 QCAZ 10635 Oxyrhopus melanogenys ( Tschudi,1845) QCAZ 17124 Oxyrhopus occipitalus (Wagler,1824) QCAZ 10643 Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus,1758) QCAZ 10657 Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus,1758) Photo only Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy et al.,2014 QCAZ 12634 Synophis bogerti Torres-Carvajal et al.,2015 QCAZ 5072 Taeniophallus brevirostris (Peters,1863) QCAZ 10636 Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer,1861) † QCAZ 17540 Elapidae Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus,1754) Photo only Micrurus spixii Wagler,1824 QCAZ 17541 Micrurus steindachneri (Werner,1901) Photo only Typhlopidae Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus,1758) § Photo only Viperidae Bothrops pulcher (Peters,1863) Photo only Bothrops taeniatus Wagler,1824 Photo only Lachesis muta (Linnaeus,1766) Photo only

Trail ; 19 July 2010; QCAZ 10646 View Materials • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, Powerline Trail by road; 00.6888°S, 077.6030°W; 1406 m a.s.l.; 10 July 2010; QCAZ 10637 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, WBS; 00.6715°S, 077.5986°W; 1530 m a.s.l.; 8 July 2013; QCAZ 11992 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Identification. This small, brown lizard has an orange venter in smaller individuals; in larger specimens, it is pink. Four supraocular scales are present, prefron- tal scales are present, and dorsal scales occur in 31–33 transverse rows, with 28–38 scales at midbody. There are eight longitudinal rows of ventral scales in 18 or 19 rows.

Habitat. This species is one of the most abundant lizards at WWS and has been found in primary and secondary forest and near buildings. One specimen was even found in a student’s shoe in a dormitory room at WBS.