. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . No. UPON REPTILES COLLECTED ON THE SURVEY. BY EDWARD HALLO WELL, M. D CNEMIDOPHOEUS GUTTATUS, Hallow. Sp. Char.—Head olive color, body greenish olive, with eight lines of the same color, interspaces upon sides brown; sidespresenting numerous white spots arranged in longitudinal rows; under surface dark blue, marked with white; of anteriorextremities deep blue; of posterior and tail white; scales of the body very small; sub-gular
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . No. UPON REPTILES COLLECTED ON THE SURVEY. BY EDWARD HALLO WELL, M. D CNEMIDOPHOEUS GUTTATUS, Hallow. Sp. Char.—Head olive color, body greenish olive, with eight lines of the same color, interspaces upon sides brown; sidespresenting numerous white spots arranged in longitudinal rows; under surface dark blue, marked with white; of anteriorextremities deep blue; of posterior and tail white; scales of the body very small; sub-gular fold margined with a row of largesmooth scales ; several smaller rows anterior to these; eight rows of scales upon the abdomen; sixteenfemoral pores on eachside very distinct. Dimensions.—I^evglh of head one inch ; greatest breadth five eighths; length of head and body to vent, three and a half inches;length of tail, four inches five-eighths; of anterior extremities, one inch one-eighth; of posterior, two inches two-eighths. Habitat.— Texas. Gen. Obs.—From C. sexlineatus, guttalus may be readily distinguished ; the scales upon theupper part of
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