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repulía: SAURIA: XANTUSIDAE ^k ^ ^ LEPIDOPHYMA 



I.EPIDOPHYMA Oumérü 



1851 LepidoDhyína Dumlril, Cat. Mlth. Coll. Rept. Mus. Paris: I37. Type-species: Lepidophyma 



f lav imaculatus Duméril. 

 I863 Poriodogaster Smith, in Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, I863: 154. Type-species: Por iodoqaster 



gray i i Sm i th. 

 I878 Akleistops Müller, Verh. Naturforscin. Ges. Basel, 6: 350. Type-species: Akleistops 



quatennalens is Müller. 

 1939 Gaigeia Smith, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 24: 24. Type-species: Lepidophvma qaiqeae 



Mosauer. 



Distribution: Mexico to Panama. 



Content: Seven species, six of which ( ga ioeae Mosauer, dontomas i Smith, sylvat icum Taylor, radu^a 

 Smith, microphol is Walker and pa japanens is Werler) are ex tral im i tal, according to last summary by 

 Savage, Contr. So i . Los Angeles Co. Mus., 71» I963. 



LEPIDOPHYMA FLAV IMACULATUM Duméril 



1851 Lepidophyma f lav imaculatus Dumlril, Cat. Méth. Coll. Rept. Mus. Paris: I37. Type-locality: El 

 Peten, Guatemala. 



Distribution: Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexico, to Panama. 



Content: Eight subspecies, three of which ( tehuanae Smith, tenebrarum Walker, tuxtlae Werler and 

 Shannon) are ex tral im i tal, and two of which are of doubtful status (see remarks under 

 oph iophthalmum Taylor). 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. More than 12 femoral pores on each leg 2 1. Más de 12 poros femorales en cada muslo 2 



Fewerthan 12 femoral pores on each leg Menos de 12 poros femorales en cada muslo — 



lithi i smithi i 



2. Throat region behind chinshields marked 2. Región del cuello detrás de los escudos 



with dark brown or black reticulations mentonianos con reticulaciones negras o 



enclosing rounded cream spots 3 '^afé encerrando manchas cremosas redondas- 



Throat region behind chinshields lacking 3 



definite reticulations, area usually Región del cuello detrás de los escudos 



light with nearly uniform distribution mentonianos sin reticulaciones, el área es 



of pigment 4 clara con distribución igual de pigmento-4 



3. Dorsal surface of head brown with marks 3- Dorsocef ál ico pardo con marcas que tienden 



tending to form radiating symmetrical a formar una radiación simétrica; vientre 



pattern; belly cream anteriorly and black cremoso anteriormente y negro posterioi 



posteriorly ret iculatum mente ret iculatum 



Dorsal surface of head yellowish brown Dorsocef al ico amarillo pardo con manchas 



with isolated small spots, belly yellow- aisladas; vientre amarillento 



Ish flavimaculatum f lav imaculatum 



4. Femoral pores 13-15; one pair of post- 4. Poros femorales 13-15; "" Pai" de post- 



parietals which may be partly sutured; parietales que puede estar parcialmente 



first loreal higher than posterior nasal- suturado; primer ioreal más alto que el 



obscurum nasal posterioi obscurum 



Femoral pores I6-I8; no trace of post- Poros femorales I6-I8; no hay trazos de 



parietals or partial sutures; first postparietales ni de suturas parciales; 



loreal lower than posterior nasal primer loreal más bajo que el nasal 



oph iophthalmum posterior oph iophthalmum 



Lep i dophyma f lav imaculatum f lav imaculatum Duméril 



I863 Poriodogaster Gray i i Smith, in Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1863: 154, pl. 21. Type- 



locality: Unknown. 



1878 Lepidophvma fia v i macula tum -^Bocourt . Miss. Se i . Mex . , Rept., 5: 3O6, pl. 20, figs. 



2a-2g. 

 1963 Lepidophyma flavimaculatum fia v i macula tum- Savaqe , Contr. Se i . Los Angeles Co. Mus., 71 = 



Distribution: Southern Mexico to Guatemala. 



