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FIGURE 14 in A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species

FIGURE 14. The appendicular skeleton of Psilops paeminosus (MZUSP 79584). Pectoral (A) and pelvic (B) girdles, in ventral view. Carpal region in ventral (C) and dorsal (D) views. Tarsal region in ventral (E) and dorsal (F) views, respectively. Abbreviations: ac, astragalus-calcaneus; acf, anterior coracoid foramen; ce, centrale; cf, coracoid foramen; cl, clavicle; dc, distal carpal; dt, distal tarsal; epc, epicoracoid; fe, femur; fi, fibula; h, humerus; icl, interclavicle; il, ileum; is, isquium; pa, palmar; pb, pubis; pcf, posterior coracoid foramen; psi, pisiform; ra, radiale; s, sternum; sc, scapulocoracoid; se, suprascapula; ti, tibia; ul, ulnare. Scale bars for A and B = 1mm; scale bars for C-F = 0.25mm.

FIGURE 11 in A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species

FIGURE 11. Hemipenes of Psilops paeminosus (MZUSP 106186, from Gameleira do Assuruá, Bahia) (Clade B—type lineage), in its sulcate, lateral and asulcate faces (A), P. mucugensis (MZUSP 106196, from Miguel Calmon, Bahia) (Clade E), in its sulcate and asulcate faces (B) and, P. seductus (MNRJ 19099, from Jaborandi, Bahia) (Clade A) (C). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 4 in A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species

FIGURE 4. Dorsal (top), lateral (middle) and ventral (bottom) views of the head of the holotype of Psilops mucugensis (MZUSP 106188), from Mucugê, Bahia. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 10 in A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species

FIGURE 10. Habitat occupied by Psilops seductus on campo cerrado (A), and cerrado sensu stricto (B), at Jaborandi, Bahia.

FIGURE 8 in A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species

FIGURE 8. Dorsal (top), lateral (middle) and ventral (bottom) views of the head of the holotype of Psilops seductus (MNRJ 19099), from Jaborandi, Bahia. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 7 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 7. External morphology of one representative for the examined specimens of Cercosaurinae. Cercosaura oshaughnessyi (IAvH-R-9178), Neusticurus medemi (IAvH-R-6961), Potamites ecpleopus (IAvH-R-9222). Individual photographs for each specimen in the figure are available in the Supplementary Files.

FIGURE 4 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 4. Distribution maps for the cis-Andean microteiid lizards in Colombia (Alopoglossidae + Gymnophthalmidae). Circles are examined specimens, while squares are records from literature (see Supplementary Files for specific references). Red arrows indicate new records for Colombia. Black arrows show a zoom in to regions where several records overlap. The light green shadow indicates the Orinoco River basin, and the dark green the Amazon River basin.

FIGURE 6 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 6. External morphology of one representative for the examined specimens of Bachiinae. Bachia gr. flavescens (IAvH-R-0676), Bachia guianensis (IAvH-R-5154), Bachia heteropa lineata (IAvH-R-8511). Individual photographs for each specimen in the figure are available in the Supplementary Files.

FIGURE 5 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 5. External morphology of one representative for the examined specimens of Alopoglossidae. Alopoglossus atriventris (IAvH-R-3093), Alopoglossus avilapiresae (IAvH-R-0314), Alopoglossus bicolor (IAvH-R-7161), Alopoglossus brevifrontalis (IAvH-R-8495), Alopoglossus buckleyi (IAvH-R-4886). Individual photographs for each specimen in the figure are available in the Supplementary Files.

FIGURE 3 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 3. Cephalic scales nomenclature: an/pn = anterior and posterior nasal (when single just nasal); f = frontal; fn = frontonasal (when additional scales between the fn and the r those are named internasals, for example in genus like Centrosaura, Echinosaura or Rheosaurus); fo = frenocular; fp = frontoparietal; ge = genials or chinshields; il = infralabial; ip = interparietal; l = loreal; so = supraocular; m = mental; oc = occipital (also referred in literature as postparietal); p = parietal; pd = palpebral disk scales; pf = prefrontal; pm = postmental; pro = preocular; psc = presuperciliar; pso = postocular; r = rostral; sbo = subocular; sc = supraciliar; sl = supralabial; tmp = temporal.

FIGURE 2 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 2. Accumulated number of microteiids genera (A) and species (B) described from 1758 to the present, and total number of species described per year (C). The red color is for gymnophthalmids while blue is for alopoglossids. Vertical dashed lines indicate the year when each family was erected or recognized. Plots do not include synonyms, only valid taxa to date. For the total number of species per year we omit years without descriptions.

FIGURE 1 in Fantastic lizards and where to find them: cis-Andean microteiids (Squamata: Alopoglossidae & Gymnophthalmidae) from the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazonia

FIGURE 1. Distribution maps of the major groups of microteiid lizards (Alopoglossidae + Gymnophthalmidae). Based on data from Roll et al. (2017) with authors additions.

FIGURE 8 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 8. Type locality (yellow star) and localities for the paratypes (yellow triangle) of Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov.; type locality of E. maculatus (green circle); Chanchamayo, Junin department (blue circle), where specimens of Euspondylus sp. 1 were collected, and Inca Mine, Puno department (red circle) where Euspondylus sp. 2 was collected. Map by Caterina H. Cosmópolis.

FIGURE 7 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 7. Condition of the habitat of Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov., A–B) foothills forests flooded by an hydroelectric project, only with the canopy protruding from the water; C) Individual (pointed with a red arrow) perched on a leaf at the level of water surface in a flooded forest; D) Bromeliad inhabited by an individual of E. excelsum as a shelter. Photographs by Lesly Luján.

FIGURE 3 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 3. Views of the dorsum (left) and venter (right) of the paratypes in life, A–B) Adult male (CORBIDI 16465, SVL=83.7 mm); C–D) Adult female (CORBIDI 16463, SVL=81.4); E–F) Juvenile male (CORBIDI 16468, SVL=47.7). Photographs by Lesly Luján.

FIGURE 5 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 5. Dorsal views of the head of species of Euspondylus, showing the condition of the first supraocular and first superciliar, pointed with red arrows: A) Euspondylus guentheri (BMNH 1946.8.8.99); B) Euspondylus maculatus (MHNN 2105-1); C) Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov. (CORBIDI 16457); D) Euspondylus sp 1 (FMNH 45474); E) Euspondylus sp 2 (AMNH 1704). Photographs by Patrick Campbell (A), Alessandro Catenazzi (B, D, E), and Lesly Luján (C).

FIGURE 4 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 4. Sexual dimorphism in Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov., A) ventral view of the tail of a male (CORBIDI 16465) showing black blotches on the entire surface; B) Close up of the ventral side of the thigh of an adult male (CORBIDI 16465) showing the femoral pores (pointed with red arrows); C) ventral view of the tail of a female (CORBIDI 16463) showing black blotches arranged dorsolaterally; D) Close up of the ventral side of the thigh of an adult female (CORBIDI 16463) showing the absence of femoral pores. Photographs by Germán Chávez.

FIGURE 6 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 6. Views of the hemipenes of the holotype of Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov., A) ventral or sulcate side; B) lateral side; C) dorsal or asulcate side. Photographs by Germán Chávez.

FIGURE 2 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 2. Views of the holotype (CORBIDI 16457; SVL= 69.4 mm); A) coloration in life; B) dorsal view of the coloration in preservative; C) ventral view of the coloration in preservative. Photographs by Lesly Luján (A), and Germán Chávez (B,C).

FIGURE 1 in A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus

FIGURE 1. Lateral (A), dorsal (B), and ventral (C) views of the head of the holotype of Euspondylus excelsum sp. nov., male CORBIDI 16457. Photographs by Germán Chávez.