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33. Space between paravertebral light stripes (i. e., those originating even with 



parietal scales, not with median interparietal) narrower or at least no wider 

 than space between dorsolateral and upper lateral light stripes; if stripes not 



visible, they are replaced by dorsal pattern of dark cross bars 34 



Space between paravertebral light stripes wider; if stripes not visible, they are 

 replaced by numerous scattered light spots 37 



34. Adults without a cross-barred pattern 35 



Adults cross-barred 36 



35. Dark interspaces or rows of dark spots continuing to area above hind legs. 



sackii stictogrammus (p. 183) 



Dark interspaces or rows of spots disappearing anterior to area above hind 



legs sackii semifasciatus (p. 184) 



36. Postantebrachials generally scutelike sackii so alaris (p. 182) 



Postantebrachials generally polygones, little enlarged_sackii australis (p. 181) 



37. Hind legs mottled in adults, but not with small light spots; dorsal pattern 



cross-barred in adults sackii sackii (p. 180) 



Hind legs with small light spots in adults; dorsal pattern not cross-barred. 38 



38. Stripes absent in adult, replaced by numeroiis, scattered light dots especially 



toward rear half of body sackii bocourti (p. 181) 



Stripes present in adults 39 



39. Collar black in adults; stripes obsolete except for lateral stripes; keels on 



caudal scutes nearly parallel sackii raariarum (p. 183) 



Collar light; stripes not obsolete; keels on caudal scales strongly oblique. _ 40 



40. Ventral surfaces of tail and limbs pink sackii angusticeps (p. 183) 



Ventral surfaces of tail and limbs cream or white 41 



41. Stripes becoming rows of light spots in adults.- sackii communis (p. 182) 

 Stripes persistent sackii gularis (p. 183) 



42. Femoral pores 11-15 in known specimens labialis (p. 185) 



Femoral pores 19-20 in known specimens gadovi (p. 185) 



DEPPn GROUP 



Species. — Six forms, belonging to two species, now recognized. 

 Range. — Central Veracruz on the Atlantic coast and Nayarit on the 

 Pacific southward to Costa Rica. 



CNEMIDOPHORUS DEPPII DEPPH Wiegmann 



Cnemidophorus deppii Wiegmann, Herpetologia Mexicana, 1834, p. 29. — Bo- 

 court, Mission scientifique au Mexique . . . , fitudes sur les reptiles, livr, 



3, 1874, p. 281, pi. 20c, fig. 5, pi. 20d, fig. 1. 

 Cnemidophorus deppei [deppei], Gadow, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1906, pp. 309- 



316, figs. 71 D-G, 72 A-G. 

 Cnemidophorus deppii deppii, Burt, U.S. Nat. Mus., Bull. 154, 1931, pp. 56-63 



(part), fig. 14, right. — Hartweg and Oliver, Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. 



Michigan, No. 359, 1937, pp. 1-3. — Smith, Ann. Carnegie Mus., vol. 30, 



1944, pp. 90-91. 

 Cnemidophorus decemlineatus Hallowell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 



1860. p. 482 (U.S.N.M. No. 6058, 12 cotypes; Nicaragua; C. Wright collector). 

 Cnemidophorus laiivittis Cope, Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, vol. 17, 1877, p. 94 



(U.S.N.M. No. 30227; Juchitdn, Oaxaca; F. Sumichrast collector). 

 Cnemidophorus alfaronis Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1894, p. 199 



(Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. No. 16315; San Mateo, Costa Rica; A. Alfaro 



collector). 



