Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) From Peru, With the Description of Three New Species and a Key to the Peruvian Species

Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus

“…Therefore, it is likely that the northern species (now allocated to genus Riama ) are more closely related to each other than to any of the species inhabiting Peru or Bolivia . One recently described species from Huánuco, central Peru, P. laudahnae , has many morphological characters that link it to species now placed in Riama (Köhler & Lehr, 2004). Because it differs greatly from other Peruvian species ( Proctoporus s.s. and the new genus for the P. ventrimaculatus group), we place P. laudahnae in the genus Riama.…”

“…Morphological data were recorded from preserved specimens of all known species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus except for P. laevis (because no specimens of this species are available for loan to US institutions) and P. labioocularis Köhler & Lehr and P. laudahnae Köhler & Lehr (because of their recent discovery). For those species we relied on the published accounts of Boulenger (1908), Uzzell (1958), and Köhler & Lehr (2004). The lists all specimens that were examined.…”

“…The genus Proctoporus currently consists of 31 species that occur in several mountainous habitats in South America and the Caribbean (Duellman, 1979; Kizirian, 1996; Doan & Castoe, 2003; Doan & Schargel, 2003; Doan, 2003a; Köhler & Lehr, 2004). In 1845, Tschudi erected the genus for the new species P. pachyurus .…”

Lectotype designation and redescription of the Gymnophthalmid lizard Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914) with notes on the type Locality

“…I examined comparative material of all described and one undescribed species of Riama from Colombia and 15 taxa from Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago (specimens examined are listed in Appendix). In addition, some comparative data were taken from species descriptions in Uzzell (1958), Kizirian (1996), Doan & Schargel (2003), Köhler & Lehr (2004) and Rivas et al (2005 Andersson (1914) described Proctoporus columbianus based on four specimens in the Swedish Museum of Natural History, two males and two females, none of which was referenced with a specific collection number. The syntypes were originally catalogued together as NRM 1631, and were later separated under NRM 1631, NRM 1633, NRM 1634 and NRM 6168.…”

Distribution and natural history notes on the Peruvian lizard Proctoporus laudahnae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)

“…The recent collection of locality provides new and relevant data about P. laudahnae. (Köhler and Lehr 2004).…”