Kentropyx striata (Daudin, 1802)

Harvey, Michael B., Ugueto, Gabriel N. & Gutberlet, Ronald L., 2012, 3459, Zootaxa 3459, pp. 1-156 : 128

Kentropyx striata Group

Definition.— The following combination of characters distinguishes the Kentropyx striata Group from other Kentropyx : at midbody, scales on flanks much smaller and strongly differentiated from enlarged middorsal scales; scales on rump slightly smaller than proximal caudals; prefemorals 8–10; femoral and abdominal pores 18–28 (10–16 in samples examined by Werneck et al. 2008); subarticular lamellae of hands homogeneous, usually entire; scales between pedal lamellae large and denticulate; lower lateral stripe solid to groin.

Content.— Kentropyx striata (Daudin)

Remarks.— Gallagher and Dixon (1980, 1992) included Kentropyx borkiana in the K. striata Group, because like K. striata this species has enlarged middorsal scales sharply differentiated from scales on the flanks. Kentropyx borkiana is a parthenogenetic species likely resulting from hybridization between K. calcarata and K. striata ( Cole et al. 1995; Reeder et al. 2002). Not surprisingly, this species is morphologically intermediate between these species. Like K. striata , K. borkiana has large differentiated middorsals, however like K. calcarata the subarticular lamellae of the hands of K. borkiana are swollen. Counts of prefemorals and femoral pores in K. borkiana are intermediate between those of K. calcarata and K. striata ( Table 14).