Eumeces rovirosae Dugès, 1893

Flores-Villela, Oscar, Ríos-Muñoz, César A., Magaña-Cota, Gloria E. & Quezadas-Tapia, Néstor L., 2016, Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited, Zootaxa 4092 (1) : 40

Eumeces rovirosae Dugès, 1893

The specimen at the MADUG is not in good condition, but is as Dugès reported in his original description: the specimen was “muy maltratado del vientre, cuello y ano” (very damaged on the belly, neck and anus). The holotype was described in detail by Smith & Necker (1943), and bears the number HE 189 ( Fig. 6 C).

Current valid name: Plestiodon sumichrasti (Cope, 1867) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. A, Holotype of Tapaya orbicularis longicaudatus (HE 422); B, Holotype of Eumeces altamirani (HE 397); C, Holotype of Eumeces rovirosae (HE 189); D, Holotype of Erythrolamprus grammophrys (HE 112).