Scincella assata (Cope, 1864)
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Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) |
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Distribution.
This species is distributed from Colima state, Mexico, southwards to Chiapas state, on the Pacific coast, and towards the southwest to Guatemala and Honduras.
Samples.
RCMX85 (male*), RCMX86 (female*) and RCMX92 (female*) from La Sepultura, Chiapas, Mexico.
DNA taxonomy.
See below under S. cherriei (Cope, 1893) account.
Chromosomes.
The karyotype, described in Castiglia et al. (2013a) shows a diploid number of 2n = 28 and heteromorphic sex chromosomes. The diploid complement present four pairs of large metacentrics, two pairs of medium sized metacentrics, and one pair of heteromorphic (XY) sex chromosomes (pair 7; one small subtelocentric and one microchromosome). The remaining chromosomes are microchromosomes.
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