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OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OFZOOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

-1 s m a l l l i ~ a i - d n i obtait let l in th e I-egioil of th e S ail taA la rt a Mou n ta in s , Co lo ml~ ia ,hy the L3ryant \TJallier Espetli-t ion , in 1913, I \ -hich appai-ent ly rq)rcscnts an unt lescr ibet lsp cc ics a n d g c n t ~ sll t l ~ e a n li ly I ~ u l ) l c p h a r it l a e .

L a t h r o g e c k o , n e w g e n u sI ) c s ~ i - i p t i o s l : I l ig i t i ~11011 , t o ~ t , yli i~d1- ica1 , th e t li st aljoint5 fo rm in g a n ang lc wi th t hc 1 )a ia l por t ion , p rov ide d wi th

t r ansve r se lx tn clla e oil t h e v e ~ ~ t i a lurface, ter i l l i i la t ing in al a rge compressed shca th fo r lne t l by si x scales-t\vo la rg epctaloit l la tera ls , t \ ro e lon gate u111)ei- la terals , a n e lon gatet lo rs ,~ l cover ing the s l l tu rc be tureen the upp er l a te ra l s , an t1 asrual l dor ia l in the angle for i l lecl 1)y the ends of the upperlatci-als ant1 lar ge (101-sal. TTcatl an d ne ck c ov ered w ith g ra n u -l a r .;tales, those on the snout en la rge tl . Bot ly depressed .c c v e rc d w i t h r a t h c r l a r g e , s m o o t l ~ ,mljr icate scales , the dorsals

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a l i tt le s i l ic~ l lc r ha n thc ventra ls . Tail cylint l i ical , th ick, al i t t le less thaii half of the tota l length, covered with smoothimb ricate , rouilded scales . Pu pi l ro tu i~ d; yelid well developetlabovc. hIa lc wit l iout fc i i loia l poi-e i .

7 'ypr : Lathrogcc~lro arz l tcr-~ilnrtcc, ew species.Lathrogecko sanctae-martae, lie\\; species.

Dcsc.rigtio~l: Size smal l. I I ea d about one- fo ur th of theto ta l le~ ig i l i ,exclusive of ta il , i ts tvidth f ive-seven ths of itsle ng th ; sno ut less th an tnlic: th e t l ia i iie ter of th e orbit , equalto or a l i t t le shor ter than t l ic t l is ta l ice betwecil t l ie ear a i i t lo rb i t ; e a r ol) cni ng mo tlei-atc. 1:otly tlepre sse(l ; tlorsal scalesrountle tl , in ibr icatc , smootl i . l

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Occasional Papers of tlze Museunz of Zoology 3I3a!j i fat : Reg ion of the Sa n ta M ar t a M oun tain s , Co lombia .Type spccinze~z C a t . X o . 47790, M use u i l ~ of Zoology .

IJnivcrsi ty of i \fichigan ; Fundacion , Colombia ; A u g u s t 13,1913; A. S. l 'earse, collector .

I I a b i t s : Pour specilllens of this lizartl were obtained, allin the vicinity of Fu nda cio n. T w o w er e tal ten froi l l a hollow.itt111111, ant1 tw o w er e fo un d on th e g ro un tl a t tlic base of tre es .

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