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1 December 2012 A Contribution To the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)
Gunther Köhler, Hans-Helmut Diethert, Milan Veselý
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Abstract

We studied scutellation and morphometrics in the gymnophthalmid lizards of the genus Alopoglossus. Six species are recognized: Alopoglossus angulatus, A. atriventris, A. buckleyi, A. copii, A. festae, and A. lehmanni. We place the nominal species Alopoglossus andeanus Ruibal in the synonymy of A. angulatus. We provide detailed descriptions and head scalation illustrations of each species, an identification key, and a distribution map.

Se estudia la folidosis y morfometría de las lagartijas gymnophthalmidas del género Alopoglossus. Se reconocen un total de seis especies: Alopoglossus angulatus, A. atriventris, A. buckleyi, A. copii, A. festae y A. lehmanni. La especie nominal Alopoglossus andeanus Ruibal es considerada como sinónimo de A. angulatus. Se provee ilustraciones de la escamación de las cabezas, claves de identificación y un mapa de distribución.

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Gunther Köhler, Hans-Helmut Diethert, and Milan Veselý "A Contribution To the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)," Herpetological Monographs 26(1), 173-188, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00011.1
Accepted: 1 July 2012; Published: 1 December 2012
KEYWORDS
Alopoglossus
geographic distribution
Gymnophthalmidae
morphological variation
Reptilia
Squamata
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