Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS). The species differs from all other Lepidophyma except L. smithii and L. micropholis in having 58 or more gulars; from all except L. radula, L. smithii, L. lineri, L. tarascae, L. flavimaculatum, and L. sylvaticum in having 25 or fewer lateral tubercle rows; and from L. smithii in having 22 or more lateral tubercle rows (99%; Table 1) and in having a pale parietal spot throughout life. Lepidophyma occulor is most similar to L. smithii, from which it differs in karyotype and in the presence of a parietal spot (from BEZY & CAMARILLO 2002). |
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