Geophis juarezi Nieto­Montes

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23. Geophis juarezi Nieto­Montes de Oca

Geophis juarezi Nieto­Montes de Oca 2003: 574. Geophis carinosus Downs 1967:81 .

Holotype. Museo de Zoología of the Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ( MZFC) 2236. Adult female, purchased from local collectors in April 1986.

Type­locality. Near Metates (17º39’03”N, 96º21’26”W), 900 m elevation, municipality of Santiago Comaltepec, Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Distribution. Known only from the vicinity of the type locality, in the Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Species group. dubius (Nieto­Montes de Oca 2003).

Systematic references. Downs (1967), Nieto­Montes de Oca (2003).

Remarks. Nieto­Montes de Oca (2003) described G. j u a re z i in part based on material previously assigned to G. carinosus by Downs (1967).