title: Two new species of Andean gymnophthalmid lizards of the genus Euspondylus (Reptilia, Squamata) from central and southern Peru.
abstract: Two new species of lizards assigned to the genus Euspondylus from the montane forests of the Peruvian Andes in the Pasco Department (central Peru) and Ayacucho Department (southern Peru) both at elevations of 2550 and 3450 m, respectively, are described. The new species are distinguishable from all other Peruvian and Ecuadorian species of Euspondylus by a unique combination of morphometric, scalation and color pattern characteristics. Natural history data for the new species and for Euspondylus spinalis are also provided.
authors.affiliation: División de Herpetología, Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Santa Rita N°105 Of. 202, Urb. Huertos de San Antonio, Surco, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siu-Ting
authors.forename: Vilma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Venegas