Field notes, v580
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Paul DeBenedictis Eumeces brevivirostris Sept 5 6.0 mi E Rio Frio, Puebla, Mexico (T. Papenfuss - M.A. Evdey collectors) #1/1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Snout ocut 2 1/4"; tail 3 3/8". Dorsum brownish(1), a line from nostril above eye to rear of body creamy on head(2) blending with ground color posteriorly; lips similarly yellowish; the line on the head with a broad black(3) inner border, this extending about half the length of the body; sides of head and body largely black(3), some brown(1) showing through; ventrolaterally grayish brown(6), limbs with scales largely black, brownish centrally. Venter pinkish, scales with grayish centers giving bleuish-pink(3) effect, but quite irridescent tail blue(6) beneath, blue brown speckled with blue(7) above. Iris blackish.