Herpetofauna of Engabao, Playas Canton, Ecuador, with notes on the occurrence of Ceratoprhys stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1882) Author Cuadrado, Stefania S. Author Loor, Yelsin A. Author Narváez, Andrea E. text Check List 2020 2020-06-02 16 3 665 674 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.3.665 journal article 10.15560/16.3.665 1809-127X Medopheos edracantha (Bocourt, 1874) Figure 2F Material examined. ECUADOR , province of Guayas , Playas Canton, Engabao • 1 individual (sex undeter- mined), 80 mm ; moderate vegetation, near livestock; 02° 36′36″S , 080°26′12″W ; 12 m a.s.l; 27 Apr. 2019 ; Stefania S. Cuadrado, Yelsin A. Loor leg.; UG-R165. Identification. This teiid has the following characteristics: frontal scale unique or divided into two; eight longi- tudinal rows of ventral scales; males with spine-shaped scales on each side of the preanal region; these lizards can reach a cloacal face length of 94 mm ( Peters 1964 ; Harvey et al. 2012 ). This was the least-sighted lizard species, recorded only at site A, in a grassy area near the cattle enclosure. This species was active and foraging between 11:00 am and 14:30. We also detected shelter holes in the area. Distribution. This species is distributed in the western Andes of Ecuador and Peru ( Harvey et al. 2012 ). In Ecuador , it has been reported from the provinces of Loja , Manabí , Guayas , and El Oro ( Andrango 2019 ).