Abstract
Reporting on the first locality in Bocas del Toro province of extreme western Panama, we extend the known geographic distribution of the lizard Leposoma rugiceps (Cope, 1869) about 275 km westwards from the nearest locality in Panamá province. We provide photos of Panamanian specimens, comment on their morphology, and map the distribution of this binational endemism.
Highlights
The specimens were encountered just east of Centro Boca San San among leaf litter and debris within coastal vegetation including Cocos nucifera, Anacardium occidentale, stands of manioc and sugar cane, with Rhizophora mangle and Avicennia germinans towards the river, and Coccoloba uvifera towards the beach (Figure 3E– G)
At the time of collecting, Leposoma rugiceps appeared extremely abundant at this site, individuals dashing off from virtually every step we took
Boca San San is by far the westernmost locality ever reported for Leposoma rugiceps
Summary
The specimens were encountered just east of Centro Boca San San among leaf litter and debris within coastal vegetation including Cocos nucifera, Anacardium occidentale, stands of manioc and sugar cane, with Rhizophora mangle and Avicennia germinans towards the river, and Coccoloba uvifera towards the beach (Figure 3E– G). On 24 November 2009, AH, RDL, and SL collected two specimens of Leposoma rugiceps (SMF 90192 and MHCH 2340; Figure 2A–D) close to the facilities of the Asociación de Amigos y Vecinos de la Costa y de la Naturaleza (AAMVECONA) at Centro Boca San San (09°31’33” N, 82°30’36” W, 1 m asl; Figure 1, locality 7; Figure 3A, E–G), on the narrow peninsula east of the mouth of the San San river, located approximately one km from the latter and about 9 km north of the town center of Changuinola, Corregimiento de Changuinola, Distrito de Changuinola, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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