▁that ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁Guy ana ▁again , ▁including ▁some ▁restricted ▁to ▁Car ib bean ▁islands ▁or ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁South ▁America . ▁Con sequently , ▁M aus feld ▁and ▁V r ci br adic ▁suggested ▁that ▁T . ▁mac ul ata ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁similarly ▁colored ▁Car ib bean ▁M ab u ya ▁species ▁or ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁M ab u ya ▁fal con ensis , ▁but ▁these ▁differ ▁from ▁T . ▁mac ul ata ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁characters , ▁indicating ▁their ▁membership ▁in ▁M ab u ya ▁instead ▁of ▁Tra ch yle pis . ▁T . ▁mac ul ata ▁may ▁in ▁fact ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁Guy ana , ▁perhaps ▁in ad vert ently ▁introduced ▁into ▁Guy ana ▁from ▁Africa , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁become ▁ext inct ; ▁altern atively , ▁the ▁three ▁known ▁spec im ens ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁in ▁Africa . ▁Among ▁African ▁Tra ch yle pis , ▁Tra ch yle pis ▁per rot ett ii ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁most ▁similar ▁to ▁T . ▁mac ul ata . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁c ited ▁Mir alles , ▁A ., ▁Chap ar ro , ▁J . C . ▁and ▁Har vey , ▁M . B . ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Three ▁rare ▁and ▁en ig m atic ▁South ▁American ▁sk inks . ▁Z oot ax a ▁ 2 0 1 2 : 4 7 – 6 8 . ▁M aus feld , ▁P . ▁and ▁V r ci br adic ,