Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Potamites apodemus (Uzzell, 1966): distribution extension and first records from Panama

Sebastian Lotzkat; Andreas Hertz; Abel Batista; Joseph Vargas; Gunther Köhler

doi:10.15560/8.2.302

Check List 8(2): 302-306, doi: 10.15560/8.2.302

Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Potamites apodemus (Uzzell, 1966): distribution extension and first records from Panama

Sebastian Lotzkat^‡, Abel Batista^§, Joseph Vargas^‡, Andreas Hertz^|, Gunther Köhler^‡

‡ Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Germany§ Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Goethe-University (Germany) Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, Panama| Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Goethe-University, Germany

Corresponding author: Sebastian Lotzkat ( lotzkat@yahoo.com )

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation: Lotzkat S, Hertz A, Batista A, Vargas J, Köhler G (2012) Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Potamites apodemus (Uzzell, 1966): distribution extension and first records from Panama. Check List 8(2): 302-306. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.2.302

Abstract

Reporting on the southernmost locality in Costa Rica and the first two localities in Panama, we extend the known geographic distribution of the lizard Potamites apodemus (Uzzell, 1966) roughly 20 km eastwards, 40 km southwards, and 175 m in elevation. We provide photos of Panamanian specimens, comment on their morphology, and map the distribution of this unique species.

Keywords

Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae; new records; Panama