| المؤلفون: |
Rivas GA; Museo de Biologa, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Universidad del Zulia, apartado postal 526, Maracaibo 4011, estado Zulia, Venezuela. . anolis30@hotmail.com., Nunes PMS; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Cincias Biolgicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitria CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil. . pedro.snunes@ufpe.br., Baran A; Jagiellonian University, Institute of environmental sciences, department life history evolution. 30-387 Cracow, Poland. . aga.lagarta@gmail.com., Jowers MJ; CIBIO/InBIO (Centro de Investigao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genticos), Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrario De Vairo, 4485-661, Vairo, Portugal.. michaeljowers@hotmail.com., Smith EN; Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas 76019-0498.. e.smith@uta.edu., Hernndez-Morales C; Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas 76019-0498.. nandezsendo@gmail.com., Schargel WE; Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas 76019-0498.. schargel@uta.edu. |
| مستخلص: |
We describe a new species of gymnophthalmid lizard, Oreosaurus bisbali sp. nov., from the Turimiquire Massif in northeastern Venezuela. It is one of three reptile species known to be endemic to the region and the fifth species of Oreosaurus from Venezuela. It can be distinguished from all congeners by a combination of rectangular dorsal scales at midbody, having two scales separating femoral pores medially, and lacking a nasoloreal suture. The new species is likely to be restricted in distribution to the highlands of the Turimiquire Massif, which have been significantly degraded by agriculture. |
