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IMANTODES 



Imantodes cenchoa leucomelas (Cope) 



1861 Himantodes leucomelas Cope. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1861: 256. Type-locality: 



Mirador, Veracruz, Mexico. 

 1942 Imantodes cenchoa leucomelas — Sm i th. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 92: 384, pi. 37, fig. 1. 



Distribution: Low and moderate elevations from Veracruz, Mexico, to northern Honduras on 

 the Caribbean slope and from eastern Chiapas, Mexico, into southern Guatemala along the 

 Pac i f ic. 



Imantodes cenchoa sem if asc i atus (Cope) 



1894 Himantodes sem if asc iatus Cope. Amer. Nat., 28: 614. Type-locality: Paso Azul, Santa 

 Clara, Carillo, Alajuela, Monte Aguacate, and San Jose, Costa Rica. 



I854 Himantodes anisolepis Cope, Amer. Nat., 28: 614. Type-locality: Monte Aguacate, Costa 

 Rica. 



ISqq Himantodes hemiqenius Cope. Phila. Mus. Sci. Bull., 1: I6. Type-locality: Santa Clara, 

 Costa R i ca. 



1542 [ Imantodes cenchoa ] sem ifasc iatus — Smith, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., ')2: 385. 



Distribution: Central America; Guatemala to Panama. 



IMANTODES GEMMISTRATUS (Cope) 



1861 Himantodes gemmistratus Cope. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1861: 256. Type-locality: Originally 

 given as San Salvador, Central America, but cited as "near Isalco, San Salvador", by Cope, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., I860, 265. 



1542 Imantodes gemm i stratus — Sm i th. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 52: 385. 



Distribution: Southern Sonora in Pacific Mexico and central Veracruz in Caribbean Mexico south to 

 Panama. 



Content: Six subspecies, four of which ( grac ill imus Gunther, lat istratus Cope, luc iodorsus Oliver 

 and splendi dus Gunther) are ex tral i m i tal. 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. Dorsal spots fewer than 45, of which at 1. Manchas dorsales en numero menor de 45, por 



least 'jOf are continuous laterally lo menos el 5"? se continua lateralmente — 



gemm i stratus gemm i stratus 



Dorsal spots more than 45, of which more Manchas dorsales en niimero mayor de 45, de 



than 50? 3fe interrupted laterally las cuales mas del 5^^ se interrumpen 



ol i ver i lateralmente ol i ver i 



I mantodes gemmistratus gemm i stratus (Cope) 



I87I H imantodes cenchoa var. elegans Jan, Icon. Gen. Ophid., Livr. 3^' pl- 2, fig. 1. Type- 

 locality: Central America. 



1886 Leptognathus stratissima Cope. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc, 23 (I885): 280. Type-locality: 

 Panama . 



195^ [ I mantodes j g[_ emm istra tus j gemm i stratus — Peters, Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool.Univ. Mich., 55^' 24. 



Distribution: Low and moderate elevations of Pacific slope from eastern Guatemala south 

 to Panama; Motagua Valley on Caribbean slope of Guatemala; where it may also extend 

 across southeastern highlands. 



I mantodes gemm I stratus ol i ver i Smith 



1942 Imantodes splendidus oliveri Smith. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 92: 388. Type-locality: 



Tapanatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 195* I mantodes gemm i stratus ol i ver i — Peters, Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., 55^' 23. 



Distribution: Low and moderate elevations from Oaxaca, Mexico, into western Guatemala. 



