A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed
Author
Mccranie, James R.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3931
3
352
386
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2
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FAMILY
PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Fitzinger 1843
, 17
(1 genus, 3 species)
Sceloporus
Wiegmann 1828
, col. 369 (3 species)
Sceloporus schmidti
Jones 1927
, 4.
E. Smith (2001)
, in an unpublished dissertation, considered
Sceloporus schmidti
of the
S. malachiticus
species
complex
to represent a valid species.
McCranie (2009)
and
Solís
et al.
(2014)
had included all
Honduran
populations of this
complex
as
S. malachiticus
Cope
(1865 [p. 178]). Work in progress by myself and Eric Smith will attempt to resolve this species
complex
taxonomy in
Honduras
.
Sceloporus schmidti
(long considered a junior synonym of
S. smaragdinus
Bocourt 1873
[p. 1]) appears to represent a valid species for the extreme northwestern
Honduran
populations. The remaining populations appear to represent at least two undescribed species, for which no names are available. The most distinct of those populations is those from the pine forests in the vicinity of La Esperanza, Intibucá, in southwestern
Honduras
.
Sceloporus squamosus
Bocourt
1874
, 212
in
A.H.A. Duméril
et al
.
1870–1909
Sceloporus variabilis
Wiegmann 1834
, 51. This species also seems to be a
complex
of more than one species throughout its wide geographical distribution.
Sceloporus olloporus
H. Smith
(1937 [p. 11]) might be applicable to
Honduran
populations, but that issue needs study.