. Ecuadorian lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Stenocercus; Stenocercus; Lizards; Lizards. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas. Table 2. Sexual variation in scutellation and measurements of Stenocercus aculeatus. Range (first line), x ± SD (second line) and n (third Une) are given. Fig. 2. Stenocercus aculeatus, syntype, BM , male. 121092: dorsum of body pale brown; flanks, dorsum of head, and base of tail dark brown; cream-brown line in front of shoulder; reddish-brown line below eye with black edges; greenish-brown venter w
. Ecuadorian lizards of the genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Stenocercus; Stenocercus; Lizards; Lizards. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas. Table 2. Sexual variation in scutellation and measurements of Stenocercus aculeatus. Range (first line), x ± SD (second line) and n (third Une) are given. Fig. 2. Stenocercus aculeatus, syntype, BM , male. 121092: dorsum of body pale brown; flanks, dorsum of head, and base of tail dark brown; cream-brown line in front of shoulder; reddish-brown line below eye with black edges; greenish-brown venter with some pink coloration; tongue reddish brown anteriorly and cream posteriorly; iris pale copper-brown (Fig. 4G; John D. Lynch, field notes, 4 July 1968). Color in preservative: Males with dark brown or dark olive dorsum; dark triangular marks pointing backwards on vertebral Une; sides of neck with scattered pale blue and green scales; white stripe descending from dorsolat- eral crest to insertion of forelimb; head dark brown or ol- ive-green; large white mark behind each eye in 10% of specimens; gular region black; venter iridescent pink or grayish green with scattered blue and pink scales; tail ol- ive-green, with large dark transverse bands on 90% of specimens. Females dark brown; sides and dorsum of head pale brown in contrast to body color in some specimens. Dark brown stripe extending posteroventrally from eye to supralabials in both sexes. Natural history.—One female (EPN 5902) collected in May 1954 contained two oviductal eggs; the sizes of these eggs are mm x mm and mm x mm, and their respective volumes are mm^ and mm'. The smallest individual (QCAZ 1635) was collected on 01 May 1993 and has a total length of 112 mm (SVL = 39 mm, TL = 73 mm). Distribution and ecology.—In Ecuador, Stenocercus aculeatus is known from elevations of 537-1200 m on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental. The species in- habits the upper valleys of
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