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REPTILIA: SAURIA: TEIIDAE * * MACROPHOLIDUS 



MACROPHOLIDUS Noble 



1921 Macropholidus Noble, Ann. New York Acad, Sci., 2'): 1'}]. Type-species: Macropholidus ruthveni 

 Noble. 



Distribution: Ecuador and northern Peru. 



Content: Two species. 



Key to the species Clave de especies 



1. Dorsal scales smooth— ruthveni 1. Escamas dorsales lisas- ruthveni 



Dorsal scales striated and keeled — annectens Escamas dorsales estriadas o quilladas»- 



__ —annectens 



MACROPHOLIDUS ANNECTENS Parker 



IS^O Macropholidus annectens Parker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (lO) 5: 565. Type-locality: Vicinity of 

 Loja City, Ecuador. 



Distribution: Upper drainage of Rfo Zamora, Ecuador. 



MACROPHOLIDUS RUTHVENI Noble 



1921 Macropholidus ruthveni Noble. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 2<): IJS. Type-locality: Cordillera be- 

 tween Departments of Piura and Cajamarca, Peru. 



Distribution: Known only from type locality. 



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