Urobatis pardalis
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Rajiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Urotrygonidae
Genus: Urobatis
Species: Urobatis pardalis
Name
[edit]Urobatis pardalis Moral-Flores et al., 2015
Holotype: UCR 2289-01. Paratypes (21): UCR 0357-16 (1), 0618-05 (1), 2336-14 (2), 2503-01 (17).
Type locality: Playa Escondida, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 9°40'0.0012"N, 84°40'24.6"W.
Etymology: like a leopard, referring to dorsal color pattern (brown background with orange shades and white or pale vermiculations, sometimes merging to form spots or ocelli).
References
[edit]- Del Moral-Flores, L.F., Angulo, A., López, M.I. & Bussing, W.A. 2015. Nueva especie del género Urobatis (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) del Pacífico oriental tropical. Revista de Biología Tropical (Journal of Tropical Biology) 63(2): 501–514. PDF. Reference page.