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R EPULÍA: SAURIA: IGUANIDAE jlT ^ ^ UROSTROPHUS 



UROSTROPHUS Duméril and Bibron 



1837 Urostrophus Dumlril and Bibron, Erp. Gen., 4: 77. Type-spec i es: Urostrophus Vaut ieri Duméril 



and Bibron. 

 1845 Uroírophus Gray (in error for Urostrophus Duméril and Bibron), Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus.: 184. 



Distribution: Southern South America, In Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. 



Content: Three species. 



Key to the species Clave de especies 



1. No collar on throat and shouldei 2 1. Sin collar en la garganta y hombros 2 



Black collar on throat and lower half of Collar negro en la garganta y mitad inferior de 



shoulder area torquatus la zona de los hombros torquatus 



2. Extremidad posterior extendida hacia adelante 



2. Adpressed hind limb to shoulder or neck in llega al hombro o cuello en machos, a la axila 



males, to axilla in females; eight to nine en hembras; ocho a nueve labiales superiores; 



upper labials; seven to eight lower labials siete a ocho labiales inferiores vaut ieri 



vau t i er i Extremidad posterior extendida hacia adelante 



Adpressed hind limb to eye-ear region; ten llega a la region ojo-oido; diez labiales 



upper labials; nine lower labials valer iae superiores; nueve labiales inferiores- valeriae 



UROSTROPHUS TORQUATUS (Philippi) 



IB6I Leiosaurus torquatus Philippi, in Philippi and Landbeck, Arch, fijr Naturg., 27: 255- Type- 

 locality: Near Concepción, Chile. 



I86I Le iosaurus valdi vianus Philippi, in Philippi and Landbeck, Arch. fiJr Naturg., 27: 258. Type- 

 locality: Valdivia Province, Chile. 



1885 Urostrophus torquatus — Bou lenqer. Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., 2: 124. 



1966 Urostrophus torquatus — Donoso-Barros, Reptiles de Chile: 365» pl- 27 (col.). 



Distribution: Chile, from Chilian to Puerto Montt. 



UROSTROPHUS VALERIAE Donoso-Barros 



1966 Urostrophus valeriae Donoso-Barros, Reptiles de Chile: 369> Pl- 27 (col.). Type-locality: Alhue, 

 Chile (from Donoso-Barros, loc. cit., p. 458). 



Distribution: Forests of Cordillera de la Costa, central Chile. 



UROSTROPHUS VAUTIERI Duméril and Bibron 



I837 Urostrophus Vaut ier i Duméril and Bibron, Erp. Gen., 4: 78. Type-locality: Brazil; given as Rio 

 de Janeiro, Brazil, by Guibe, Catalogue des Types de Lézards, Paris Mus., 195''> 51' 



Distribution: Southern Brazil, northern Argentina, eastern Bolivia. 



