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Family Scincidae 



MaJsuya fa.lconexis±s Mi] ares-Urrutia & Arends, 1997 

 Distribution: Few specimens are known of this recently described species: 

 Monte Cano, Cerro Santa Ana (both localities within the Municipio Falcon, 

 Peninsula de Paraguana); Coro (Municipio Miranda); near Mataruca 

 (Municipio Colina) . 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; cultivated lands. 



References: Bisbal (1990. Idem: under the name Mabuya mahouya] ; Mijares- 

 Urrutia & Arends (1997. Rev. Bras. Biol., 57(4)595-601). 



Mahnya cf . mabouia zaahoula Lacepede, 1880? 

 Distribution: The specimens under this name had been reported from: 

 Tucacas, Las Lapas, Palma Sola-Boca de Aroa (all this localities within 

 the Municipio Silva) ; Riecito (Municipio Jacura); Chichiriviche, Cuare, 

 Sanare (all this localities within the Municipio Monsenor Iturriza) ; 

 Curimagua, Cataratas de Hueque, Cabure (all this localities within the 

 Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luxs); Rio Socopo (Municipio Mauroa). 

 Habitats: Tropophilous deciduous low and median forest; tropophilous 

 semi-deciduous seasonal forest; tropophilous basimontane deciduous 

 forest; coastal cloud forest; cultivated lands. 



Remarks: We tentatively include within this taxon all specimens that are 

 from outside the arid and semiarid areas of northcentral Falcon. Also, 

 specimens not examined or confirmed to be distinct from the previously 

 listed species are tentatively allocated under this name. Nevertheles, 

 the Mabuya' s from mainlan South America are probably distinct from this 

 antillean species (Avila-Pires, personal communication) , but a 

 revisionary study of variation is currently unavailable. 

 References: Shreve (1947. Idem). 



Family Teiidae 



.ameiva asieiva (Linnaeus, 1758) 

 Distribution: A relatively common large lizard, mainly in lowlands of 

 Falcon: El Mene-San Lorenzo (Municipio Acosta); Riecito (Municipio 

 Jacura); Cuare (Municipio Monsenor Iturriza), Cerro Santa Ana, near Moruy 

 (both localities within the Municipio Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana); 

 Rio Socopito (Municipio Mauroa) ; Cabure (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San 

 Luis) ; Erribalse El Isiro, near Siburua (both localities within the 

 Municipio Miranda) . 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous deciduous and semi- 

 deciduous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest; coastal 

 cloud forest; cultivated lands. 



References: Bisbal (1990. Idem); Marcuzzi (1950. Idem); Shreve (1947. 

 Idem) . 



.ameixra sp . 1 



Distribution: A rare large lizard, currently restricted to: Cerro Santa 

 Ana, near Moruy (both localities within the Municipio Falcon, Peninsula 

 de Paraguana) . 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; cultivated lands. 



References: Bisbal (1990. Idem: under the name Ameiva amaiva) ; Marcuzzi 

 (1950. Idem: under the name Ameiva ameiva). 



Aneiva bifrontata bifroD.ta.ta. Cope, 18 62 

 Distribution: Among lizards this species is one of the most wide range of 

 distribution in Falcon: Taratara (Municipio Sucre, Sierra de San Luis); 

 near Santa Ana (Municipio Carirubana, Peninsula de Paraguana) ; Adaure, 



