Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (Volume 27) (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)


Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF BASILISCUS FROM THE REGION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA. BY ALEXANDER G. RTJTHVEN. The specimens of Basiliscus obtained in the Santa Marts Region by the Bryant Walker Expedition of the University of Michigan differ so markedly from the known forms in the genus as to indicate that they belong to a different species. The Colombian form is apparently nearest to Bnsiliscus americanus, but it is not described under any of the names usually placed in the synonymy of that species. The collection contains thirty-seven specimens. Basiliscus harbour) f sp. nov. magnolis.?Size large; general form, including the dorsal and caudal crests, but excepting the head crest, as in R, americanus. In adult males the occipital swellings rounded above, meeting in a median groove (thus no parietal ridge), and obtusely pointed posteriorly, quite covering the parietal ridge of bone and its cartilaginous extension and not merging gradually into the crest. The head crest single, not erect but pendent upon the side of the neck, ribbon-like, narrowing rapidly from its base, which extends on the median line of the head from a point above or behind the ear opening to the anterior region of the neck, to form a long narrow lobe. Base of head crest covered with small, pointed, smooth, tubercular, or feebly keeled scales, the upper ones largest; scales of the Since this description was prepared the writer has examined la immature specimens in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, collected hy V.V. Brown. Jr.. at 1'alomina (ft00O feet) and Ia Concepcion i: mo feet) in the Santa Mnrla Mountains. While most of the specimens are too young for specific indentinra- tion. the spec...

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF BASILISCUS FROM THE REGION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA. BY ALEXANDER G. RTJTHVEN. The specimens of Basiliscus obtained in the Santa Marts Region by the Bryant Walker Expedition of the University of Michigan differ so markedly from the known forms in the genus as to indicate that they belong to a different species. The Colombian form is apparently nearest to Bnsiliscus americanus, but it is not described under any of the names usually placed in the synonymy of that species. The collection contains thirty-seven specimens. Basiliscus harbour) f sp. nov. magnolis.?Size large; general form, including the dorsal and caudal crests, but excepting the head crest, as in R, americanus. In adult males the occipital swellings rounded above, meeting in a median groove (thus no parietal ridge), and obtusely pointed posteriorly, quite covering the parietal ridge of bone and its cartilaginous extension and not merging gradually into the crest. The head crest single, not erect but pendent upon the side of the neck, ribbon-like, narrowing rapidly from its base, which extends on the median line of the head from a point above or behind the ear opening to the anterior region of the neck, to form a long narrow lobe. Base of head crest covered with small, pointed, smooth, tubercular, or feebly keeled scales, the upper ones largest; scales of the Since this description was prepared the writer has examined la immature specimens in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, collected hy V.V. Brown. Jr.. at 1'alomina (ft00O feet) and Ia Concepcion i: mo feet) in the Santa Mnrla Mountains. While most of the specimens are too young for specific indentinra- tion. the spec...

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2012

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Abridged edition

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978-0-217-53731-5

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