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Alopoglossus sp., Mocagua, Colombia Alopoglossus angulatus,Colombia,Colombia 2024,Drab Shade Lizard,Geotagged,Leticia,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Alopoglossus sp., Mocagua, Colombia

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  1. View Alexander Hassmueller's profile
    Alexander Hassmueller
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    Beautiful lizard and so well adapted to the wood! Nice shot as well Ferdy! Posted 4 months ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Many thanks, Alexander! Posted 4 months ago
  3. View John Sullivan's profile
    John Sullivan
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    3,000 species introductions, wow! I'm confident that this is Alopoglossus. Unfortunately the different species are very tricky to tell apart, and I don't know enough to do so. Looking on iNaturalist, most of the nearest observations are only identified to the genus level, but one of them ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76971811 ) is identified as Alopoglossus avilapiresae. Posted 4 months ago, modified 4 months ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Sorry, looks like something went wrong with my ID, I intended to ID it like this:
      https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38833356

      ...based on the orange streak and it being found relatively nearby. Also added this full body shot:

      Alopoglossus sp., Mocagua, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2024,Geotagged,Leticia,South America,Spring,World

      Do you still think Alopoglossus avilapiresae is more likely?

      Thanks for the help!       Posted 4 months ago, modified 4 months ago
      1. View John Sullivan's profile
        John Sullivan
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        I don't know anything about A. avilapiresae other than that there's one observation with that ID in the general area of yours. I lean away from A. copii based on Pete Zani's comment from your linked iNat observation: "Large conical scales on the neck with free skin in-between as in A. copii". If you compare your photo with the photo from that iNat observation, the neck scales (posterior to the ear opening) look significantly different. So it seems like Pete Zani (who is an expert) diagnosed A. copii based on those scales. Posted 4 months ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Thanks again, I think I better leave this one to the genus level. Posted 4 months ago

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2025. Captured Oct 13, 2024 20:02 in 678F5QM4+9Q.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm