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Foliicolous Lichens of the World REPTILES de la RESERVA JAMA-COAQUE, Manabi, Ecuador Ryan L. Lynch1,2, Ross Maynard1, Paul S. Hamilton1, and Biodiversity PEEK1* 1 1.The Biodiversity Group & 2.Third Millennium Alliance/ Grupo Ecológico Jama-Coaque *Biodiversity PEEK: Yuli Morales (YM), Jomar Vaca (JV), Uver Vaca (UV), Dexi Vite (DV), and Marcelo Marquez (MM) Contact: [email protected] [757] Versión 1: 05/2016 1 Bothrops asper 2 Bothrops asper 3 Bothriechis schlegelii 4 Bothriechis schlegelii VIPERIDAE - Venenosa VIPERIDAE - Venenosa VIPERIDAE - Venenosa VIPERIDAE - Venenosa 5 Micrurus dumerilii 6 Micrurus mipartitus 7 Micrurus mipartitus 8 Boa constrictor ELAPIDAE - Venenosa ELAPIDAE - Venenosa ELAPIDAE - Venenosa BOIDAE 9 Boa constrictor 10 Clelia clelia 11 Clelia clelia 12 Mastigodryas reticulatus BOIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 13 Mastigodryas reticulatus 14 Coniophanes dromiciformis 15 Coniophanes dromiciformis 16 Coniophanes fissidens COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 17 Coniophanes fissidens 18 Dipsas andiana 19 Dipsas andiana 20 Dipsas gracilis COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE REPTILES de la RESERVA JAMA-COAQUE, Manabi, Ecuador Ryan L. Lynch1,2, Ross Maynard1, Paul S. Hamilton1, and Biodiversity PEEK1* 2 1.The Biodiversity Group & 2.Third Millennium Alliance/ Grupo Ecológico Jama-Coaque *Biodiversity PEEK: Yuli Morales (YM), Jomar Vaca (JV), Uver Vaca (UV), Dexi Vite (DV), and Marcelo Marquez (MM) Contact: [email protected] [757] Versión 1: 05/2016 21 Dipsas gracilis 22 Sibon nebulatus 23 Sibon nebulatus 24 Leptodeira septentrionalis COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 25 Leptodeira septentrionalis 26 Mastigodryas pulchriceps 27 Mastigodryas pulchriceps 28 Oxyrhopus petola COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 29 Oxyrhopus petola 30 Oxyrhopus petola 31 Oxybelis brevirostris 32 Oxybelis brevirostris COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE (MM) COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 33 Pliocercus euryzonus 34 Pliocercus euryzonus 35 Imantodes cenchoa 36 Imantodes cenchoa COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 37 Spilotes cf pullatus 38 Spilotes cf pullatus 39 Phrynonax shropshirei 40 Phrynonax shropshirei COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE REPTILES de la RESERVA JAMA-COAQUE, Manabi, Ecuador Ryan L. Lynch1,2, Ross Maynard1, Paul S. Hamilton1, and Biodiversity PEEK1* 3 1.The Biodiversity Group & 2.Third Millennium Alliance/ Grupo Ecológico Jama-Coaque *Biodiversity PEEK: Yuli Morales (YM), Jomar Vaca (JV), Uver Vaca (UV), Dexi Vite (DV), and Marcelo Marquez (MM) Contact: [email protected] [757] Versión 1: 05/2016 41 Tantilla supracincta 42 Tantilla supracincta 43 Rhinobothryum bovallii 44 Rhinobothryum bovallii COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 45 Stenorrhina degenhardtii 46 Stenorrhina degenhardtii 47 Atractus cf. occidentalis 48 Atractus cf. occidentalis COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE 49 Tantilla melanocephala 50 Tantilla melanocephala 51 Alopoglossus festae 52 Alopoglossus festae COLUBRIDAE COLUBRIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE 53 Echinosaura horrida 54 Echinosaura horrida 55 Anadia rhombifera 56 Anadia rhombifera GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE 57 Ptychoglossus cf.gorgonae 58 Ptychoglossus cf.gorgonae 59 Ameiva septemlineata 60 Ameiva septemlineata GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE REPTILES de la RESERVA JAMA-COAQUE, Manabi, Ecuador Ryan L. Lynch1,2, Ross Maynard1, Paul S. Hamilton1, and Biodiversity PEEK1* 4 1.The Biodiversity Group & 2.Third Millennium Alliance/ Grupo Ecológico Jama-Coaque *Biodiversity PEEK: Yuli Morales (YM), Jomar Vaca (JV), Uver Vaca (UV), Dexi Vite (DV), and Marcelo Marquez (MM) Contact: [email protected] [757] Versión 1: 05/2016 61 Anolis biporcatus 62 Anolis biporcatus 63 Anolis fraseri 64 Anolis peraccae IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE (JV) IGUANIDAE (UV) IGUANIDAE 65 Anolis peraccae 66 Anolis princeps 67 Anolis binotatus 68 Anolis binotatus IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE 69 Anolis lyra 70 Anolis lyra 71 Iguana iguana 72 Iguana iguana IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE (DV) 73 Enyalioides heterolepis 74 Enyalioides heterolepis 75 Enyalioides heterolepis 76 Enyalioides oshaughnessyi IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE 77 Enyalioides oshaughnessyi 78 Stenocercus iridescens 79 Stenocercus iridescens 80 Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE IGUANIDAE SPHAERODACTYLIDAE REPTILES de la RESERVA JAMA-COAQUE, Manabi, Ecuador Ryan L. Lynch1,2, Ross Maynard1, Paul S. Hamilton1, and Biodiversity PEEK1* 5 1.The Biodiversity Group & 2.Third Millennium Alliance/ Grupo Ecológico Jama-Coaque *Biodiversity PEEK: Yuli Morales (YM), Jomar Vaca (JV), Uver Vaca (UV), Dexi Vite (DV), and Marcelo Marquez (MM) Contact: [email protected] [757] Versión 1: 05/2016 81 Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi 82 Gonatodes caudiscutatus 83 Gonatodes caudiscutatus 84 Thecadactylus rapicauda SPHAERODACTYLIDAE SPHAERODACTYLIDAE SPHAERODACTYLIDAE PHYLLODACTYLIDAE 85 Rhinoclemmys annulata 86 Rhinoclemmys annulata 87 Amphisbaena varia 88 Amphisbaena varia GEOEMYDIDAE GEOEMYDIDAE (YM) AMPHISBAENIDAE AMPHISBAENIDAE .
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