. Breviora. 1970 NOTES ON AMEIVA. Figure 1. (A) Ameiva niceforoi, paratype (ANSP 24303: Sasaima, Depto. Cundinamarca, Colombia), snout-vent length 77 mm. (B) Ameiva undulata miadis, holotype (MCZ 26970: Isla del Maiz Grande, Depto. Zelaya, Nicaragua), 126 mm. (C) Ameiva chaitzami, paratype (MCZ 52170 [formerly UMMZ 90642]: Along Cahabon-Languin trail ca. 2 km N Finca Canihor, Depto. Alta Verapaz, Guatemala), 69 mm. All males. relative to the anterior gulars. Ameiva niceforoi and festiva are similar in this respect. No other South American species of Ameiva seems to be closely related to any of
. Breviora. 1970 NOTES ON AMEIVA. Figure 1. (A) Ameiva niceforoi, paratype (ANSP 24303: Sasaima, Depto. Cundinamarca, Colombia), snout-vent length 77 mm. (B) Ameiva undulata miadis, holotype (MCZ 26970: Isla del Maiz Grande, Depto. Zelaya, Nicaragua), 126 mm. (C) Ameiva chaitzami, paratype (MCZ 52170 [formerly UMMZ 90642]: Along Cahabon-Languin trail ca. 2 km N Finca Canihor, Depto. Alta Verapaz, Guatemala), 69 mm. All males. relative to the anterior gulars. Ameiva niceforoi and festiva are similar in this respect. No other South American species of Ameiva seems to be closely related to any of the three species discussed above. An Ameiva similar to niceforoi could have given rise to either leptophrys or festiva or to both, but the present chaotic situation with respect to the taxonomy of Ameiva in South America (Medem, 1969) pre- cludes decisive conclusions concerning phylogenetic relationships. Studies in progress are designed to clarify this situation. Other than the type series (ANSP 22784, 24300-303), only three specimens of Ameiva niceforoi are known: USNM 93500- 93501 (Topotypes) and AMNH 35300 from Honda, Depto. Tolima, 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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