| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS). The species differs from all other Lepidophyma except L. smithii, L. flavimaculatum, L. lipetzi, L. micropholis, L. occulor, and L. sylvaticum in having 193 or more dorsals; from L. micropholis in having 229 or fewer dorsals; from L. dontomasi, L. radula, L. tarascae, L. lineri, and L. occulor in having 27 or more femoral pores; from L. lipetzi in having 33 or fewer femoral pores; from L. smithii, L. tarascae, L. lineri, and L. occulor in having 28 or more lateral tubercle rows; from L. sylvaticum in having a lower second postorbital supralabial (RSLH 0.71 or less); and from L. flavimaculatum in having a boldly reticulated color pattern on the gular surface (from BEZY & CAMARILLO 2002). |
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