KEY TO THE SPECIES OF PROCTOPORUs

1a. Presence of prefrontals.......................................................... 2

1b. Absence of prefrontal scales..................................................... 3

2a. Smooth dorsal scales, single large elongate subocular, presence of large spines at the base of the sulcus spermaticus................................................. P. xestus

2b. Keeled dorsal scales, several small subocular scales.......................... P. chasqui

3a. Four supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subocular and two pair of genials in contact.............................................................. 4

3b. Three supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subocular and three pairs of genials in contact..................................................... P. iridescens

4a. Two to three supraoculars....................................................... 5

4b. Four supraoculars.................................................... P.pachyurus

5a. Venter uniformly dark or with dark stippling or mottling near lateral scale rows....... 6

5b. Venter clear yellow or orange without dark mottling....................... P. guentheri

6a. No continuous series of lateral ocelli.............................................. 7

6b. Continuous series of lateral ocelli....................................... P. unsaacae

7a. Frontonasal scale longer than frontal scale......................................... 8

7b. Frontonasal scale equal in length to frontal scale................................... 9

8a. Limbs overlapping when adpressed...................................... P. sucullucu

8b. Limbs not overlapping when adpressed................................. P. bolivianus

9a. First supraocular not fused with first superciliary................................. 10

9b. First supraocular fused with first superciliary............................. P. carabaya

10a. Absence of loreal scale................................................. P. lacertus

10b. Presence of loreal scale................................................ P. kiziriani