Potamites strangulatus Cope, 1868

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 : 741

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729

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scientific name

Potamites strangulatus Cope, 1868
status

 

Potamites strangulatus Cope, 1868

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS; 00.67589°S, 077.5998°W; 1485 m a.s.l.; 19 Apr. 2014; MZUTI 3524 GoogleMaps .

Identification. This species has the tympanum on the surface of the head, and therefore it lacks an external au- ditory meatus. The caudal, dorsal, and lateral ridges are weekly keeled, and the tail is slightly compressed. The oval disc in the lower eyelid is usually divided by a ver- tical groove into two sections. There are two rows of en- larged preanal scales, with the middle pair the largest, and there are eight longitudinal rows of ventrals.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gymnophthalmidae

Genus

Potamites

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