. Catalogue of the neotropical Squamata. Squamata; Reptiles. repulía: SAURIA: TEIIDAE **** 205 NEUSTICURUS NEUSTICURUS Duméril and Bibron 1839 Neust icurus Duméril and Bibron, Erp. Gen., 5= 6l. Type-species: Lacerta b icari nata Linnaeus. Distribution: Mountain areas of Costa Rica to Amazonian region, east of Andes. Content: Seven species, according to most recent revision, by Uzzell, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 32, 1566, plus an eighth (racen i s i) recently revived from synonymy. Key to the species 1. Dorsum covered by regular scales, not granules 2 Dorsum covered with fine, granular scales
. Catalogue of the neotropical Squamata. Squamata; Reptiles. repulía: SAURIA: TEIIDAE **** 205 NEUSTICURUS NEUSTICURUS Duméril and Bibron 1839 Neust icurus Duméril and Bibron, Erp. Gen., 5= 6l. Type-species: Lacerta b icari nata Linnaeus. Distribution: Mountain areas of Costa Rica to Amazonian region, east of Andes. Content: Seven species, according to most recent revision, by Uzzell, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 32, 1566, plus an eighth (racen i s i) recently revived from synonymy. Key to the species 1. Dorsum covered by regular scales, not granules 2 Dorsum covered with fine, granular scales racen i s i 2. Tympanum deeply recessed within an external auditory meatus (except in holotype of tate i); tail strongly compressed in adults, less so in juveniles 3 Tympanum not or but slightly recessed; tail slightly or moderately compressed 4 3. Body with several longitudinal rows of tubercu- late scales; temporal scales keeled, l<eels parallel and longitudinal; frontonasal-frental area usually with regular scales; two scales along side of tail for each two median ventral caudal scales (fig. l) b icari natus Body with at most one posterior dorsolateral series of enlarged scales; temporal scales conical; frontonasal-frontal area usually with irregular scales; three to five scales along side of tail for each two median ventral caudal scales (Fig. 2) tatei. Clave de especies Dorso no cubierto con escamas finamente granulares 2 Dorso cubierto con escamas finamente granulares racen i s i Tímpano profundamente deprimido dentro del meato auditivo (excepto en el holotipo de tate i); cola fuertemente comprimida en adultos; menos en juveniles 3 Tímpano no deprimido o ligeramente; cola moderadamente com prim i da A Cuerpo con varias hileras longitudinales de tubérculos; escamas temporales guilladas, quillas longitudinales y paralelas; area frontonasal y frontal frecuentemente con escamas regulares; dos escamas a lo largo de los lados de la cola por cada dos escamas caudales m
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