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| Lepidophyma inagoi |
ABSTRACT
We describe a new species of the genus Lepidophyma from the Pacific lowlands of Guerrero, southern Mexico. Previously referred to as L. smithii, the new taxon is distinguished by a series of morphological characteristics, principally higher numbers of gulars, paravertebrals, and lateral tubercle rows. This new species increases the number of described Lepidophyma to 20 species.
We describe a new species of the genus Lepidophyma from the Pacific lowlands of Guerrero, southern Mexico. Previously referred to as L. smithii, the new taxon is distinguished by a series of morphological characteristics, principally higher numbers of gulars, paravertebrals, and lateral tubercle rows. This new species increases the number of described Lepidophyma to 20 species.
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| FIG. 1. Adult female specimen of Lepidophyma inagoi in life (MZFC 30706, holotype). FIG. 2. Dorsal and lateral view of the holotype of Lepidophyma inagoi (MZFC 30706). |
Lepidophyma inagoi, sp. nov.
Lepidophyma smithii Mendoza-Hernández and Santos-Barrera,
2004;
Canseco-Ma´rquez et al., 2008; Vázquez-García et al.,
2010.
Etymology.—The name inagoi is a patronym honoring our
friend and colleague, Iván Nava González, who passed away in
late December 2014.
Ricardo Palacios-Aguilar, Rufino Santos-Bibiano and Oscar Flores-Villela. 2018.
A New Species of Lepidophyma (Squamata: Xantusiidae) from the Pacific Lowlands of Guerrero, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology. 52(3); 327–331. DOI: 10.1670/17-061
