Check List 15(3): 363-368, doi: 10.15560/15.3.363
Distributional records for Loxopholis rugiceps Cope, 1869 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in Central America
expand article infoJosé Manuel Mora‡, Mario Roberto Espinal §, Gerardo Chaves|, Lucía Isabel López
‡ Carrera de Gestión Ecoturística, Sede Central, Universidad Técnica Nacional, Alajuela, Costa Rica. , Alajuela, Costa Rica§ Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Honduras. , Tegucigalpa, Honduras| Deparment of biology, Uiversidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica¶ Unidad de Ciencias Básicas, Sede Atenas, Universidad Técnica Nacional, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica. , Alajuela, Costa Rica

Corresponding author: José Manuel Mora ( josemora07@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Edward A. Myers
© José Manuel Mora, Mario Roberto Espinal , Gerardo Chaves, Lucía Isabel López.
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Citation: Mora JM, Espinal MR, Chaves G, López LI (2019) Distributional records for Loxopholis rugiceps Cope, 1869 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in Central America. Check List 15(3): 363-368. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.3.363
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Abstract
Only 2 lizard species of the 11 members of the genus Loxopholis Cope, 1869 are found in Central America, L. southi (Ruthven & Gaige, 1924) from Costa Rica to Colombia and L. rugiceps Cope, 1869 from Panama and Colombia. We report new country records for L. rugiceps from Honduras and Costa Rica. We collected 4 individuals of this species in Honduras in 2018 and 2 specimens in Costa Rica in 1997 and 2017. We discuss the distribution of L. rugiceps in Central America.  
Keywords
Costa Rica, Departamento de Cortés, Honduras, Loxopholis southi, Mesoamerica