. Breviora. 1973 EARLESS SKINKS 21. 1 ^ 3 <4. ^ Figure 9. Lateral view of a syntNpe of Sjihnioinoipints schultzei ('Berlin 22135; snout-vent length = 34 mm) from tiie region of the upper Scpik River. To my knowledge no other lygosomine skinks ha\'e a fused first supralabial and nasal scale, and thus this character pro- \ides a blessedly certain method of identifying at least one species of a notoriously difficult ''generic"' assemblage of Ivgosomines. X^ariation in the taxonomically important characters of the 13 schultzei that I ha\e examined (12 intact and one decapi- tated) ma\' be
. Breviora. 1973 EARLESS SKINKS 21. 1 ^ 3 <4. ^ Figure 9. Lateral view of a syntNpe of Sjihnioinoipints schultzei ('Berlin 22135; snout-vent length = 34 mm) from tiie region of the upper Scpik River. To my knowledge no other lygosomine skinks ha\'e a fused first supralabial and nasal scale, and thus this character pro- \ides a blessedly certain method of identifying at least one species of a notoriously difficult ''generic"' assemblage of Ivgosomines. X^ariation in the taxonomically important characters of the 13 schultzei that I ha\e examined (12 intact and one decapi- tated) ma\' be summarized as follows: The two types ha\e 20 midbody scale rows, but the 11 MCZ specimens ha\-e from 22 to 26 midbody scale rows. The modal number for all 13 speci- mens is 24. The range in the number of subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe for all specimens is 8-13 ( a\g. = ). The mmilier of nuchal scales on the left and right side of the mid- line in the 1 2 intact specimens ranges from 0-0 to 3-2. In all but two of 12 intact specimens the prefrontals meet medialh'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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