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Show 1897.] LIZARDS OF THE GENUS SCELOPORUS. 517 the interparietal by a pair of frontoparietals ; interparietal usually broader than long; parietals small, often broken up into scales ; a series of four to six large transverse supraoculars, bordered inwards by a complete or incomplete series of scales, and separated from the supraciliaries by one, two, or three series ; two canthal scales; a feeble denticulation on the anterior border of the ear. A more or less distinct transverse gular fold often present1; lateral cervical fold forming a deep pouch. Dorsal scales strongly keeled, pointed or shortly mucronate, not or but very feebly denticulated, forming 12 to 18 straight or slightly oblique longitudinal series ; 46-65 scales between the d-d-d-d- 2- 2- $• d- 2- 2- 2- a. d. d. d. d. d. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. $. ?. d- $. d-d-d. d. d-d. 2d2222-...- Duval Co., Texas. Taylor . n ii n • ii n n • Coahuila. Taylor Huamelula. Boucard ii n Jalisco, N. of R. de Santiago. Smith Tampico. Richardson ii ii ii n II ii ii n » n ii ii n ii n n n ii ....... 51 11 11 11 Orizaba. Godman n n Jalapa „ Godman Huatuzco. ,, Atoyac, Guerrero. Smith.... ii i n n •••• n > n n •••• »» !!•••• 11 11 •••• 11 11 •••• II 11 '••• Hac. del Bobo, S. Mexico. Hoege S. Geronimo, Guatemala. Salvin 1. 49 49 48 42 60 47 72 67 57 54 46 75 70 70 70 68 57 62 58 56 56 56 53 58 57 70 55 67 66 64 63 62 58 57 54 54 52 50 54 2. 11 11 11 10 13 11 14 14 12 11 10 15 14 14 15 14 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 12 14 12 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 3. 11 11 12 10 14 11 15 15 13 12 11 17 16 16 16 16 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 14 13 16 13 16 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 13 4. 11 11 12 10 14 11 16 16 13 12 12 17 17 17 17 17 14 15 14 14 14 14 12 14 13 16 13 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 5. 16 16 14 14 19 16 20 20 17 16 15 21 22 23 22 22 20 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 21 18 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 16 16 14 18 16 6. 65 64 60 58 63 64 55 56 53 53 52 50 56 47 53 50 49 53 53 52 52 46 51 53 51 55 63 59 52 53 51 55 60 55 57 50 48 56 52 7. 15 15 16 lfi 17 17 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 12 17 12 12 14 13 12 13 12 12 13 13 12 11 11 13 12 8. 68 64 65 68 76 78 62 68 68 64 62 60 66 60 60 58 58 60 58 58 60 56 56 74 68 68 66 66 68 70 60 64 64 58 66 58 58 64 62 9. 10-11 12-11 14-14 15-15 13-14 14-15 12-11 14-14 13-12 11-12 14-14 12-13 13-14 13-15 15-15 14-13 11-12 11-13 12-12 14-14 13-14 13-12 11-13 13-14 13-13 14-15 12-14 13-13 13-12 16-15 13-11 14-14 13-12 11-11 13-13 12-13 12-12 13-14 12-11 1 The genus Lysoptychus was established by Cope on account of " a loose fold across the throat formed by the conjunction of tbe pre-humeral folds." |