Gelanesaurus cochranae (Burt & Burt, 1931)

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

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C707-2D58-FF33-50894357F455

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Marcus

scientific name

Gelanesaurus cochranae (Burt & Burt, 1931)
status

 

Gelanesaurus cochranae (Burt & Burt, 1931)

Figure 3F

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, Piha Trail ; 00.6897°S, 077.5979°W; 1310 m a.s.l.; 14 July 2010; QCAZ 10642 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, Streamcreeper Trail ; 00.6713°S, 077.5987°W; 24 July 2016; QCAZ 14836 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Identification. Lizards of the genus Gelanesaurus have a black spot surrounding the nostril. The tail is longer, 1.53–1.58 times the SVL, than its congener. It is also keeled. The loreal scale is large in this species, taking up most of the suture with the nasal scale. Sexual dichroma- tism is absent in this species.

Habitat. This species was found at night on vegetation often close to streams. It inhabits both primary and sec- ondary forest.

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