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Paul DeBenedictis
1960
Sceloporus grammicus microlepidotus
Sept 5 Tlamacas (N. slope Mt. Popocateptl), end of highway
196, Mexico, Mex. 12,000 ft., (T. Papenfuss-M.A.
Eucky collectors) # 116
Snout-vent 1 7/8", tail 2" ♀. Dorsum reddish brown(1)
with paired bluish(2), black bordered blotches becoming
brown(4c) separated by paler(3) bands; head and limbs
cross bars separated by paler bands; head and limbs
bluish(2) spotted and barred with blackish(4a), side of nape
and groin black; a dorsolateral + lateral yellowish(6b)
to brownish(6c) stripe along sides of body; sides brown(4b) marked with
blackish, lower sides redder(7), lips palid brown(6a)
barred with darker(6c); belly yellowish(8), with a
yellow(9) paired yeller belly + gular patches; tail orange than belly;
sides spotted with turquoise (color of lines on page) to
greenish(5) and yellow(6b). A variegated lizard.