A new species of Petracola (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Rio Abiseo National Park, San Martin, Peru

Rodríguez L.O.; Mamani L. · Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (2020)

Resumen

A new species of Petracola is described from Rio Abiseo National Park in northeastern Peru, where it inhabits grasslands above montane forest at 3,230 m asl. The new species is diagnosed by a unique combination of morphometric, scalation, and color pattern characteristics, increasing the number of described Petracola species to five.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco