Taxonomic and nomenclatural status of Iberian Algyroides (Lacertidae): Supplementary material
Alberto Sánchez-Vialas
Marta Calvo-Revuelta
Mario García-París
10.6084/m9.figshare.6989666.v2
https://brill.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Taxonomic_and_nomenclatural_status_of_Iberian_Algyroides_Lacertidae_Supplementary_material/6989666
The taxonomy and nomenclature of Iberian <i>Algyroides</i> are problematic. The first taxon described, <i>A. hidalgoi</i> Boscá, 1916, was based on a single specimen that
was subsequently lost. The description of the second taxon, <i>A. marchi </i>Valverde, 1958, was based on the comparison of a
newly discovered population with the original description of <i>A. hidalgoi</i>. However, <i>A. hidalgoi</i>
specimens have never been recorded since for any locality. Therefore, three
questions need to be addressed: Is <i>A.
hidalgoi</i>
Boscá, 1916 a morphologically diagnosable taxon different from all non-Iberian
species of <i>Algyroides</i>? are <i>A.
hidalgoi</i> and <i>A. marchi</i> conspecific? And if so, which is the correct name
for the species? To clarify the taxonomic status of the Iberian <i>Algyroides</i> we (1) compare Boscá’s <i>A. hidalgoi</i>
original description against the descriptions of all other species of <i>Algyroides</i>, (2) test the accuracy of Boscá’s <i>A. hidalgoi</i> by comparing it against 204 Iberian museum
specimens, and (3) designate a neotype of <i>A. hidalgoi</i>
that fits the head pholidosis described in the original description. We show that
none of the diagnostic characters used by Valverde to differentiate between <i>A. hidalgoi</i> and <i>A. marchi</i> are
actually diagnostic, as we found high levels of variability on those characters
in the studied specimens. Our results validate Boscá’s description of <i>A. hidalgoi</i>, which fits within the morphological variability
observed for southern Iberian <i>Algyroides</i>. As
a result, we propose the strict synonymy of <i>A. marchi</i> Valverde,
1958 with <i>A. hidalgoi</i> Boscá, 1916.
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Algyroides marchi
morphological variability
neotype designation
nomenclature
nov. synonymy
taxonomy
Algyroides hidalgoi
Ecology not elsewhere classified