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Zeitschrift/Journal: Herpetozoa

Jahr/Year: 2018

Band/Volume: 31_1_2

Autor(en)/Author(s): Garcia-Cobos Daniela, Gomez-Sanchez Diego, Ramirez Juan P.

Artikel/Article: New records of rhombifera (GÜNTHER, 1859), in the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental of Colombia 91-94 All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 02.09.2018 11:19 Seite 9

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ecuador to northern Colombia, at elevations 8 u 7 2

e o l t 0 l o o l AneGAS Uerrero l of 0 to 1,923 m a.s.l. ( V -G 1 í l c

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of the Cordillera oriental (Santander, Boya- r a d o a ó l h e l y f

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cá and huila Departments) and in the east -

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i r o e a s e U b o c l a e o a u v a g a n

ern slopes of the Cordillera Central (Anti- i i n r r b l m n p r M f e

u a p d e a e d c l i d a l í g e i a a v r á e á a oquia and Quindío Departments) of Co- u l o t n i l a i e

o o s t C c r y e l ( a AneGAS Uerrero s lombia ( V -G et al. 2015). ó a o G i g b d

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departments of Cundinamarca and Meta, r c V i e V a i a r e D s e r c r o e p t

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rhombifera in the Cundinamarca Depart- n r

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species to the risaralda Department (Cor- e n h í l t o e

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corresponds to an adult male specimen s

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Municipality of el Colegio, Department of p

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Cundinamarca (4°32’58.5”n, 74°26’56.4” o i o f 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 a l

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W, 1,270 m a.s.l.), about 134 km ne (in g ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° d ° o i p i 4 0 2 5 3 2 3 0 2 1 n e n c ( t 1 0 2 5 9 6 7 7 5 9 a

W g i straight line) from the nearest reported a S l t ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ l i e e 5 a 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 5 1

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oriental of Colombia. The individual corre - l t e e d h

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sponding to this record was found at about r

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10:00 a.m. in the middle of a dirt road which u S u

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crosses a shaded coffee plantation. The other s t o

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new record is based on a female (AnDeS-r a e e t

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1570) collected near the Municipality of m e g n r

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Santa rosa de Cabal, Department of risa- .

e e

o a S t r s u o 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 s

ralda (approximate coordinates, 4°52’12.1” o

r l i u u o t c y s r e n, 75°37’20.8”W, 1,677 m a.s.l.), being the g e

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í o d e a f : . first report from this Department, and , All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 02.09.2018 11:19 Seite 10

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Fig. 1: Map of the known localities of Anadia rhombifera (GünTher , 1859), in Colombia, including the two new records reported in this work. each number corresponds to one of the localities of Table 1. White dots indicate the new reports, white triangles literature records.

extending approximately 23 km. SW (in a except in the case of the risaralda specimen straight line) the known range of the species which has a dark gray venter. in the Central Cordillera of Colombia. This As A. rhombifera was previously specimen was collected incidentally by an known only from eight Colombian localities entomologist during day hours in a patch of (Table 1), the new records show that the well-preserved native forest, exact coordi - species is more widely distributed in this nates are not available. country than previously documented (Fig. The specimens were identified as A. 1). however, even though they are located rhombifera according to oFTeDAL (1974), as between the previously known localities of they exhibited the following morphological the species, there still remain large gaps in characters lying within the variation found its known distribution. These gaps can be on this species: 44 to 48 oblique rows of caused by limited collecting efforts , mis - dorsal scales which are subhexagonal in identifications or the possibility that the shape, 29-33 longitudinal scale rows at mid - traditionally lumped under the name body, 14-15 femoral pores in males and 1-2 of A. rhombifera , correspond in reality to a in females, nasal with a subnostril groove, complex of species (as suggested by Ar- prefrontals in contact by a long suture, dor - TeAGA et al. 2016). Additionally, given that sum light (or dark brown in AnDeS r- the distribution of Anadia rhombifera in 1570), with indistinct to prominent black- ecuador is mostly limited to the western bordered ocelli (Fig. 3), venter cream, Andes of ecuador (with a few records on All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 02.09.2018 11:19 Seite 11

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Figs. 2-4: Adult male specimen (AnDeS-r-532) of Anadia rhombifera (GünTher , 1859), from hacienda Misiones, el Colegio, Cundinamarca. 2 - The specimen found inside a bromeliad in the position in which it also used to rest or sleep in captivity. 3 - Lateral view of the specimen showing its distinctive ocelli in the flank region. 4 - Close-up of the lateral head region.

the Pacific lowlands of that country, ACKnoWLeDGMenTS: The authors thank ArTeAGA -n A VArro et al. 2013), it is also the curators of the following collections: Instituto de Ciencias naturales, Universidad nacional de Colom- possible that this species can be found in the bia , Bogotá (ICn; Martha L. Calderón) and Museo de Cordillera occidental of Co lombia. historia natural Andes - reptilia, Bogotá (AnDeS-r; Most Colombian A. rhombifera have Andrew J. Crawford) for allowing access to the speci - been found in relatively well-preserved for - mens examined for this report. Additionally, thanks are due to Carlos J. Arango (Licenciatura en Biología, Uni- est areas. The only exception is the new versidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá) record in the Cundinamarca Department, as who provided additional data regarding the specimen it corresponds to a shaded coffee plantation. he collected, and to Martha P. ramírez (escuela de Bio - however, this agroecosystem is known to logía, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucara- manga) for her useful comments and corrections to exhibit complex vegetational structures and early versions of this work. levels of biodiversity similar to those found in native forests ( MeZA -J oYA et al. 2015, and reFerenCeS: ArTeAGA -n AVArro , A. F. & references therein). These findings are in BUSTAMAnTe , L. M. & G UAYASAMín , J. M. (2013): The amphibians and reptiles of Mindo: Life in the cloud accordance with the assertion by ArTe AGA - forest. Quito (Universidad Tecnológica Indoamé rica), nAVArro et al. (2013) that A. rhombi fera can pp. 258. ArTeAGA , A. & P Yron , r. A. & P eñA FIeL , n. tolerate slight human modification of its & r oMero -B ArreTo , P. & C ULeBrAS , J. & B USTAMAnTe , habitat, as well as with the large amount of L. & Y áneZ -M UñoZ , M. h. & G UAYASAMín , J. M. (2016): Comparative phylogeography re veals cryptic evidence that supports the importance of diversity and repeated patterns of cladogenesis for shaded coffee plantations for protecting bio - amphibians and reptiles in northwestern ecua dor.- PLoS diversity ( TAKAhAShI AnD ToDo 2013). one, San Francisco; 11 (4): e0151746 [DoI: https://doi. All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 02.09.2018 11:19 Seite 12

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org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151746 ]. AYALA , S. (1986): mens collected from June to August 2016, Saurios de Colombia, lista actualizada y distribución de 40 km north of Urmia, Province of West ejemplares colombianos en los museos.- Caldasia, Bogotá; 15 (71-75): 555-575. MeZA -J oYA , F. L. & r A- Azerbaijan, Iran. The most distinguishing MoS -P ALLAreS , e. & h ernánDeZ -J AIMeS , C.A. (2015): characters of A. chernovi are morphological Use of an agroecosystem by the threatened dart poison features, especially the presence of two frog Andinobates virolinensis (Dendrobatidae).- supraocular scales, and the absence of both herpetological review, new York; 46 (2):171-176. oFTeDAL , o. T. (1974): A revision of the genus Anadia supraciliary granular scales, as well as a vis - (Sauria, Teiidae).- Arquivos de Zoologia, São Paulo; 25 ible ear. The Iranian specimens were exam - (4): 203-265. TAKAhAShI , r. & T oDo , Y. (2013): The ined based on morphometric data, color pat - impact of a shade coffee certification program on for - tern and pholidosis characters and compared est conservation: A case study from a wild coffee forest in ethiopia.- Journal of environmental Management, with specimens from Turkey. Amsterdam, etc.; 130: 48-54. [DoI: https://doi.org/ The genus Ablepharus FITZInGer , 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.025]. VAneGAS -G Uer - 1823, encompasses ten valid species which rero , J. (2015): reptilia, Sauria, , are distributed in southwestern Asia and Anadia rhombifera (GünTher , 1859): distribution extension and first records from Quindío department, southeastern europe ( ŠMíD & al. 2014; KA- Colombia.- Check List, São Paulo; 11 (1) - article rAMIAnI & al. 2015). Ablepharus chernovi 1512: 1-3. [DoI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.1. DAreVSKY , 1953, was regarded a subspecies 1512]. of Ablepharus kitaibelii (B IBron & B orY KeY WorDS: reptilia: : Sauria: ST-V InCenT , 1833), but later raised to Gymnophthalmidae; Anadia rhombifera , geographic distribution, new records, Cordillera Central, Cordil- species rank by SChMIDTLer (1997). A mo- lera oriental, Colombian Andes, Colombia lecular phylogenetics study confirmed A. SUBMITTeD: September 25, 2017 chernovi to represent a genetically distinct oULAKAKIS AUThorS: Daniela GArCíA -C oBoS 1, 2) , Diego species ( P & al. 2005), which is A. GóMeZ -S ánCheZ 1) & Juan P. rAMíreZ (Corre - distributed in Armenia, Syria and Turkey sponding author < [email protected] >) 3) (BArAn & A TATür 1998; A nAnJeVA 2006; 1) Museo de historia natural AnDeS, SInDACo & J ereMčenKo 2008; A rAKeLYAn Departmento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de et al. 2011). Ablepharus chernovi is distin - Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Apartado Aéreo guished by the hidden tympanum [versus 4976, Bogotá, Colombia. 2) Laboratorio Biomics, Departamento de ear opening visible in A. kitaibelii and A. Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad pannonicus FITZInGer , 1824 ], prefrontal de los Andes, Apartado Aéreo 4976, Bogotá, Colombia. scales in contact with each other, two fron - 3) Department of Biology, San Diego State toparietal scales [versus prefrontals separat - University, San Diego, California, 92182, United States of America. ed and frontoparietal single in A. grayanus (SToLICZKA , 1872)] and two supraocular scales without supraciliary granular scales between eye and supraocular scales [versus First record of Ablepharus chernovi three supraocular scales and a row of supra - ciliary granular scales between eye and DAreVSKY , 1953, from Iran supraocular scales in Ablepharus bivittatus (M énéTrIéS , 1832) ] (Fig. 1) ( BArAn & A TA - The first record of the Chernov’s Tür 1998; A nDerSon 1999; A rAKeLYAn et Snake-eyed , Ablepharus chernovi al. 2011). DAreVSKY , 1953, from Iran, is presented During excursions to the northwestern based on three male and five female speci - Iranian Plateau from June to August 2016,

Table 1: examined specimens of Ablepharus chernovi DAreVSKY , 1953, deposited in the Göteborg natural history Museum, reptilia exotica (GnM rep. ex.), Göteborg, Sweden.

Museum code Sample size record locality GnM r e 6427 1 3 k S Ç l b l T k t P i