. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 144 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM clouded with gray; scales of the entire lower surface with scattered small gray dots; the tail is pale gray with a darker suffusion on the peaks of the caudal crest. Variations.—The color of freshly preserved and living a,nimals is extremely variable. Mr. Eyerdam notes that those collected by him at Miragoane were black above, with a brick-red tliroat, and that the under side of the tail was orange. In other freshly preserved ones, the upper parts may be bottle green to cerulean or any tone of
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 144 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM clouded with gray; scales of the entire lower surface with scattered small gray dots; the tail is pale gray with a darker suffusion on the peaks of the caudal crest. Variations.—The color of freshly preserved and living a,nimals is extremely variable. Mr. Eyerdam notes that those collected by him at Miragoane were black above, with a brick-red tliroat, and that the under side of the tail was orange. In other freshly preserved ones, the upper parts may be bottle green to cerulean or any tone of brown or gray, while the gular fan and under surface of tail are a brilliant citron yellow. In many specimens the occipital scale is pale blue, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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