. Catalogue of the neotropical Squamata. Squamata; Reptiles. L20 REPTILIA: SAURIA: TEIIDAE *** EUSPONDYLUS EUSPONDYLUS Tschudi 1845 Euspondylus Tschudi, Arch, fur Naturg., 11; 160. Type-species: Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi. Distribution: Venezuela to Peru. Content: Ten species. Comment: The arrangement of species seen here reflects the suggestions of Thomas Uzzell, who has reviewed this and related genera of microteiids for us. Key to the species Clave de especies 1. Either all dorsal scales smooth, or most smooth 1. Todas las escamas dorsales lisas, o la mayoría with some weakly keeled on p
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. Catalogue of the neotropical Squamata. Squamata; Reptiles. L20 REPTILIA: SAURIA: TEIIDAE *** EUSPONDYLUS EUSPONDYLUS Tschudi 1845 Euspondylus Tschudi, Arch, fur Naturg., 11; 160. Type-species: Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi. Distribution: Venezuela to Peru. Content: Ten species. Comment: The arrangement of species seen here reflects the suggestions of Thomas Uzzell, who has reviewed this and related genera of microteiids for us. Key to the species Clave de especies 1. Either all dorsal scales smooth, or most smooth 1. Todas las escamas dorsales lisas, o la mayoría with some weakly keeled on posterior part of lisas y algunas ligeramente guilladas en la body 2 parte posterior del cuerpo 2 All dorsal scales keeled 5 Todas las escamas dorsales guilladas 5 2. Frontal not in contact with frontonasal 2. Frontal no contacta con el frontonasal (Fig. 1) ---3 (Fig. 1) 3 Frontal in contact with frontonasal (Fig. 2) Frontal en contacto con el frontonasal (Fig. 2) brevifrontal is brevifrontal is. Fig. 1. £. maculatus. showing contact of prefrontals (from Peters, 1862). 3- infraorbitals smaller than upper labials 4 Infraorbitals subequal to or larger than upper labials guenther i 4. Transparent ocular disk divided; 40 scales around m idbody maculatus Transparent ocular disk not divided; fewer than 35 scales around m idbody s imons i i 5. Frontal not in contact with frontonasal 6 Frontal in contact with frontonasal—stenolep i s 6. Fewer than 25 transverse rows of ventral plates, counted from edge of collar to preanal plates 7 More than 25 transverse rows of ventrals 5 7. Four supraoculars, first smallest of series 8 Three supraoculars, first as large as or larger than third, which it sometimes contacts sp i nal i s 8. More than eight longitudinal rows of ventrals— rahm i Eight longitudinal rows of ventrals leucost ictus 9. Thirteen guiar scales from mental shield to edge of collai ocell if er Nineteen guiar scales from mental shield to edge of collai acut i rostr is. Please