In this species the lateral pale yellow stripe, which is bordered below by dark brown, extends to the groin and onto the base of the tail. The dorsolateral stripe is separated from the copper-colored middorsum by a narrow brown stripe.
Eumeces dugesi Thominot
Eumeces Dugesii Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, ser. 7, 7:138, 1883.—Guanajuato. Type locality restricted to Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México, by Smith and Taylor (1950b:169).
Carapan (6); Cherán (5); Opopeo (2); 17 km. S of Pátzcuaro (3); San José de la Cumbre (2); Tancítaro (2); Tangancícuaro; Uruapan; Zacapu.
Individuals of this species frequently have been found beneath rocks and logs in pine-oak, pine, or fir forests from elevations of 1550 to 1850 meters. To judge from specimens available, E. dugesi probably is the most abundant and widespread species of skink in the state.
In this species the lateral yellow stripe is indistinct and is persistent only in the axilla; the dorsolateral stripes terminate anterior to the hind limbs and are not separated from the tan dorsum.
Eumeces indubitus Taylor
Eumeces indubitus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 21:257, November 27, 1934.—Near Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Puerto Hondo.
The one specimen of this species from Michoacán was collected by Edward H. Taylor in pine forest at Puerto Hondo, near Zitácuaro, at an elevation of about 2750 meters (Taylor, 1935:466). The species is known from the high mountains of eastern Michoacán, western México, and northern Morelos.