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Paul De Benedicti
1960
Sept 6 Sceloporus torquatus melanogaster
9.2 mi E. Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mex. (T.Papenfuss-
M.A.Esley collectors) #132
Snout vent tail represente. ▸. Dorsum grayish-
brown⁶, with lighter⁷ diagonal bars on sides. A
pattern of four rows of blackish⁺ spots about 1 scale
in size; scattered pale⁻ spots on the black; a
whitish to greenish-white⁼ bordered, black₁ + brown
nuchal collar 2 scales wide (sine border); head
redder than body₃; lips barred with lighter₄, a
orangish paired parietal spot; tail pale-brown₅,
with clavicle₆ cross-bars about 1½ x interspace; limbs
brown⁺, with darker, vague bars. Beneat dirty, pallid
yellow₋, throat with considerable grayish₌ pigment,
and scattered bluish to greenish scales; lateral blue
to greenish₍ belly patches, bordered with grayish in-
wardly.