Gerrhonotus liocephalus is demonstrated to consist of at least three species rather than the single polytypic species currently recognized. Phylogenetic identification of korean gymnopus spp. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Shinisaurus crocodilurus ahl is an endangered lizard of uncertain phylogenetic affinities with a very restricted geographic distribution within southern china and northern vietnam. Gerrhonotus liocephalus wiegmann, 1828 smoothheaded alligator lizard, texas alligator lizard, wiegmanns alligator lizard. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The skeleton of a juvenile lanthanotus varanoidea olivier rieppel dept. Description macro image list micro features list collybia gymnopus rhodocollybia main page excluded. Entries are arranged by taxonomy, the science through which living things are classified into related groups. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. You can modify these specifications at any time by clicking the change items displayed button in the header. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. The genera elgaria, gerrhonotus, barisia, abronia and coloptychon were. In korea, gymnopus represents common saprobic mushrooms, and 12 species have been reported in korea.
Species limits in the genus gerrhonotus desert fishes council. The ruffes ability to eat many different organisms, to live in many different habitats, and its lack of predators allows it to become a successful invader. Elgaria kingii, gerrhonotus infernalis, and gerrhonotus liocephalus. Helminth parasites of pseudacris hypochondriaca anura. Gerrhonotus synonyms, gerrhonotus pronunciation, gerrhonotus translation, english dictionary definition of gerrhonotus. Worldclim global climate data, free climate data for ecological modeling and. Gymnopus section iocephalae new york botanical garden.
Skull, mandible, and hyoid of shinisaurus crocodilurus ahl. The new species is known from the type locality only and is. Because he decided that the name lio cephalus smooth head was appropri. Yochelson charles doolittle walcott was born at new york mills, new york, march 31, 1850, and died of apoplexy at washington, d. Contrerasarquieta personal communication suggested that the population of. Ogcocephalus definition is the type genus of the family ogcocephalidae comprising various typical batfishes. Ahl originally described the enigmatic crocodile lizard shinisaurus crocodilurus and erected the monospecific family shinisauridae in 1930, but the systematic relationships of the taxon have remained poorly understood due to a paucity of extant comparative specimens, and a problematic fossil record e. Food acquisition is an important activity that is directly linked to the survival and fitness of an individual. A new species of gerrhonotus, previously confused with g. The newly discovered specimens include skull and postcranial. Gerrhonotus liocephalus ophiurus cope 1867 is now considered as a valid species. Read helminth parasites of pseudacris hypochondriaca anura.
The texas alligator lizard gerrhonotus infernalis is a species of lizard in the subfamily gerrhonotinae of the family anguidae. The texas alligator lizard gerrhonotus infernalis is a species of lizard in the subfamily. Feeds on mollusks, crabs, fishes, polychaete worms and algae ref. This is your first entry to the taxa hierarchy display. During this study, it became increasingly obvious that melanomacrophage centres in the spleen and liver augmented during the development of several histopathological. A free carpal intermedium is absent or variably present in lanthanotus. Mikulic, illinois state geological survey, 615 east peabody drive, champaign, illinois 61820, ed landing, new york state museum, the state education department, albany, new york 12230, and joanne kluessendorf, weis. Gerrhonotus is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due to a vague resemblance to the alligator. Phractocephalus hemioliopterus is a south american catfish popular as a gamefish and present in the ornamental trade. Gerrhonotus liocephalus is demonstrated to consist of at least three. Mosasauroid squamates represented the apex predators within the late cretaceous marine and occasionally also freshwater ecosystems. Gerrhonotus liocephalus wiegmanns alligator lizard. Apparently these authors based their generic allocation of g. Hylidae from baja california, mexico, with the description of two new species of nematodes, the journal of parasitology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Several gymnopus specimens were collected in korea between 2008 and 2015. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Here, we describe braincase morphology in two north american eocene glyptosaurines, melanosaurus maximus and helodermoides tuberculatus. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Gerrhonotus liocephalus wiegmann, 1828 smoothheaded alligator lizard. Available cranial descriptions are brief and based on incomplete or immature specimens. The bibliography includes all references known to the authors that contain bonafide records of the occurrence. Pdf notes on the herpetofauna of western mexico 18. Proper understanding of the origin of their ecological adaptations or paleobiogeographic dispersals requires adequate knowledge of their phylogeny.
Along its wide distribution eriocephalus africanus is very variable, especially when comparing plants growing in the salty air along the coast with those growing under much drier conditions inland. Reptiles offers readers comprehensive and easytouse information on earths reptiles. Inertial feeding in the teiid lizard tupinambis merianae. Noteworthy records of wiegmanns alligator lizard, gerrhonotus liocephalus wiegmann, 1828. Looking at the leaves that are arranged in tufts along the branches, it is easy to see a number of.
This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 19. Fabulous fossils300 years of worldwide research on trilobites, edited by donald g. Iucn red list gerrhonotus liocephalus least concern, lc. Glyptosaurines are an extinct clade of anguids whose remains are common in many holarctic paleogene and cretaceous deposits.
Pdf gerrhonotus liocephalus weigmans alligator lizard. Introduction this bibliography is a result of a literature search which helped form the foundation for our study entitled the biogeography of the herpetofauna of the pineoak woodlands of the sierra madre occidental of mexico milwaukee pub. Gerrhonotus is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due. Ogcocephalus definition of ogcocephalus by merriamwebster. Eurasian ruffe live an average of 7 years but have been known to live up to 11 years. Holotype of gerrhonotus liocephalus austrinus number 94921 field number m64 family anguidae genus gerrhonotus species liocephalus collector eizi matuda month june day 10 year 1941 country mexico state chiapas locality mt male remarks ssp gerrhonotus liocephalus austrinus. Gerrhonotus infernalis baird, 1859 texas alligator lizard. Gerrhonotus definition of gerrhonotus by the free dictionary. We document two new localities for gerrhonotus liocephalus for the state of jalisco.
Gerrhonotus tesselatus wiegmann 1834 is the type species of the genus gerrhonotus wiegmann 1828. Pdf on jul 7, 2015, alejandro morales and others published geographic distribution. For a comparison of characters in the subspecies of g. Pdf we document two new localities for gerrhonotus liocephalusfor the state ofjalisco. A free intramandibular septum divides the inferior alveolar canal from. Despite their extensive fossil record comprised mainly of scutes the braincase is poorly known. Geographic variation in the the vicinity of cuatro ciknegas, coahuila, latter taxon has led to the description of mexico.
Subspecies, gerrhonotus liocephalus liocephalus wiegmann 1828. Gerrhonotus alligator lizards genus gerrhonotus reptile genus a genus of reptiles anguidae, family anguidae alligator lizards alligator lizard. Along with glass lizards and many other lizards, alligator lizards have the ability to regrow their tail. If, on the basis of the characters in the key, you are uncertain whether conocephalus is the correct genus for the specimen you wish to identify, these species of orchelimum may be the source of your confusion. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Consequently, the cranial structure of this important species remains poorly documented. The studies assessing the position of mosasauroids on the squamate evolutionary tree and. The pattern of epiphyseal calcification in the carpus and tarsus of lanthanotus is described and compared to varanus. In general, they all form bushy evergreen shrubs up to 1 metre with a silvery, grey appearance. Media in category gerrhonotus liocephalus this category contains only the following file. Inhabits flat bottoms of sand, coral rubble, seagrass or mud ref. Feeding is a highly complex behavior that is dependent on both the locomotor and craniocervical systems in order to detect, find, capture, kill, transport and swallow prey higham, 2007.
Joint expeditions by the american museum of natural history and mongolian academy of sciences have recovered significant new remains of the basal monstersaur gobiderma pulchrum. We describe these new specimens in detail and also revisit the originally described material in order to more fully understand this pivotal anguimorph taxon. Gymnopus is a cosmopolitan genus of agaric fungi and consists of 300 species. If you are one of the editors of this guide it should copy everything, but if youre not, it will only copy the licensed content. Phylogenetic placement of the pygmy alligator lizard based. The species is endemic to the central region of the american state of texas, and south into adjacent northern mexico. To identify them exactly, phylogenetic analysis was performed by means of the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal. Charles doolittle walcott march 31,1850february 9,1927 by ellis l. Biology larval anurans assess risk and make behavioral choices to avoid predation. Introduction lanthanotus borneensis has become known as one of the crucial taxa in the assessment. Gerrhonotus liocephalus is demonstrated to consist of at least three species rather than the single polytypic species currently. Orchelimum minor is small but lives in pine trees orchelimum militare has a straight ovipositor and is slender orchelimum concinnum, fidicinium, and unispina are slender.
The skull of the gerrhonotine lizard elgaria panamintina squamata. The braincases of two glyptosaurines anguidae, squamata. Gerrhonotus liocephalus greene cited in tinkle and gibbons, 1977. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Echinops sphaerocephalus, commonly known as great globethistle, is a bold, woollystemmed perennial in the thistle tribe of the composite sunflower family. Ger lugoi is a poorly known form restricted to rhonontinae. It is native to meadows, fields, rocky brushy places and disturbed habitats in europe and western asia, but has been introduced in other places around the world including north america where it has naturalized. The cleared and stained skeleton of a juvenile lanthanotus bomeensis provides additional evidence for the cervicalization of an anterior dorsal vertebra, resulting in the 9 cervical vertebrae thought.
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