Systematics of Mabuya frenata cochabambae Dunn, 1935 (Reptilia, Sauria, Scincidae) from Inner-Andean Dry Valleys of Bolivia

Mausfeld, Patrick; Lötters, Stefan

doi:10.1076/snfe.36.1.49.8879

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“…Only comprehensive knowledge of a certain group under study permits to interpret the genetic variability within that particular group, thus allowing an assessment of the taxonomic relationships between the different taxa. Since we have obtained molecular data for about 80% of all described species of Mabuya sensu lato, delimiting genus-, species-and subspecies levels on the basis of genetic divergence is feasible (Mausfeld et al 2000;Mausfeld & Lötters 2001;Mausfeld, unpubl. data).…”

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Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications

Mausfeld

2003

Organisms Diversity & Evolution

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Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications

Mausfeld

2003

Organisms Diversity & Evolution

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“… Altitudinal distribution of the South American species of Mabuya . Each dot corresponds to the altitude of a locality of specimens examined, or to data found in the following references: De la Riva, Castroviejo & Cabot, 1992; Dunn, 1936; Rebouças‐Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990; Mijares‐Urrutia & Arends, 1997; Rodrigues, 2000; Mausfeld & Lötters 2001. *‘Unexpected’ locality of a putative specimen of Mabuya altamazonica Miralles, Barrio‐Amorós, Rivas & Chaparro‐Auza, 2006.…”

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“… Genbank accession numbers of the new sequences obtained for this study are set in bold; all the rest are taken from Kumazawa & Nishida (1999), Mausfeld & Lötters (2001), Carranza & Arnold (2003), and Whiting et al. (2006).…”

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“…As a result of both nomenclatural problems and a lack of sufficient revisionary work, the systematics of neotropical Mabuya is highly controversial (Taylor, 1956;Ávila‐Pires, 1995; Mausfeld & Lötters, 2001). Confusion is especially apparent for species distributed in the regions peripheral to the Caribbean Sea (Breuil, 2002; Köhler, 2003; Miralles, 2005; Miralles, Rivas & Barrio‐Amorós, 2005, Miralles et al.…”

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Molecular systematics of Caribbean skinks of the genusMabuya(Reptilia, Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from Venezuela

Miralles¹,

Fuenmayor²,

Bonillo³

et al. 2009

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Phylogenetic relationships among the species of Mabuya present around the Caribbean Sea (Antilles, Central America, and northern South America) are proposed for the first time. The molecular phylogenetic analyses (based on cytochrome b and 12S sequences) give new insights into the diversification of the genus in the New World, its multiple instances of montane habitat colonization, and the multiple waves of colonization towards the Caribbean area. In addition to the molecular analyses, we propose hypotheses about the phylogenetic placement of some rare or possibly extinct species, based on a qualitative analysis of morphological characters. The present article also includes descriptions of two new species from northern Venezuela, Mabuya nebulosylvestrissp. nov. (from the highlands of the coastal range and the Andean Cordillera of Mérida) and Mabuya zuliae sp. nov. (from the lowlands of the Maracaibo lake basin). Mabuya luciaeGarman, 1887, a possibly extinct species endemic to St Lucia Island, is resurrected and diagnosed from its supposed sister species, Mabuya mabouya (Lacepède, 1788). © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 156, 598–616.

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“…The systematics of Neotropical species of Mabuya is highly controversial (Miralles, 2005;Miralles, Barrio-Amoros, Rivas, & Chaparro-Auza, 2006;Miralles, Rivas-Fuenmayor, & Barrio-Amoros, 2005) because of the rather conservative morphology that generates nomenclatural and taxonomic issues and doubts, the scarcity of diagnostic characters, poor understanding of the group's morphological variation, and the lack of a standard terminology to describe the coloration pattern ( Avila-Pires, 1995; Hedges & Conn, 2012;Mausfeld & Lötters, 2001;Miralles, 2005;Miralles et al, 2005Miralles et al, , 2006; Pinto-Sánchez, Calderón-Espinosa, Miralles, Crawford, & Ramírez-Pinilla, 2015). Earlier studies on different biological aspects of several Colombian populations of Mabuya (Gómez & Ramirez-Pinilla, 2004;Jerez & Ramirez-Pinilla, 2001) followed the classification sensu Dunn (1935) who assigns the Colombian populations to M. mabouya.…”

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Hemipenial morphology of nine South American species of Mabuya (Scincidae: Lygosominae) with comments on the morphology of the family

Sánchez‐Martínez

Ramírez‐Pinilla²,

Meneses-Pelayo

et al. 2019

The Anatomical Record

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Species of the genus Mabuya are barely recognizable because of their highly conservative external morphology, resulting in unstable systematic and taxonomic status. Considering that hemipenial morphology has been extensively used as a source of systematic information for several groups of Squamata, we described the hemipenial morphology of nine species of Mabuya, searching for diagnostic features useful to taxonomic and systematic studies. To have comparative parameters within the family, we also presented the description of the hemipenes of two other Scincidae species (i.e., Trachylepis atlantica and Tiliqua rugosa). This information, together with the available literature, was analyzed in a comparative framework, allowing us to define some variation for the genus and family. The hemipenial morphology of the species of Mabuya studied is very conservative; features that show subtle variation were the shape of the protuberances present on the asulcate face of the hemipenial body and the presence and type of a lateral fold, on the body. Also, within the family, some variation was found in the shape and length of lobes, length of branches of the sulcus spermaticus, and in the kind of folds and protuberances in both faces of the lobes and hemipenial body. Although these features were not tested in a systematic context, this information suggested variations in hemipenial morphology that could contribute to taxonomic diagnostics and phylogenetic characters. The importance of obtaining proper preparations for gathering accurate information is emphasized, and the use of fresh-killed specimens that shows fewer difficulties for the procedures of preparation is highly recommended.

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Systematics of Mabuya frenata cochabambae Dunn, 1935 (Reptilia, Sauria, Scincidae) from Inner-Andean Dry Valleys of Bolivia

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications

Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications

Molecular systematics of Caribbean skinks of the genusMabuya(Reptilia, Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from Venezuela

Hemipenial morphology of nine South American species of Mabuya (Scincidae: Lygosominae) with comments on the morphology of the family

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