. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. iM}^. 119. (JlIAUINA MOTT^ :. X Summer Lake, Orejron. E. D. Cope. Noue of the North Araericau specimens have the internasals separated on the middle lino by a scale, as is stated to be the case in the type of G. hottfc by Bocourt. Several have the prefrontals separated by scales, however, so that the character of the type specimen is probably only an individual variation. There is no reason to snppose that the ITppor Califor
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. iM}^. 119. (JlIAUINA MOTT^ :. X Summer Lake, Orejron. E. D. Cope. Noue of the North Araericau specimens have the internasals separated on the middle lino by a scale, as is stated to be the case in the type of G. hottfc by Bocourt. Several have the prefrontals separated by scales, however, so that the character of the type specimen is probably only an individual variation. There is no reason to snppose that the ITppor California species ditlers from that of Lower California. I give the following notes, which I took from Blainville's type in the IMuseum of the Jardin des Plantes in 18(54, by permission of Prof. Anguste Dumeril: The tail enters the total length 9i times. Frontal nnieh wider than long, post- nasal and loreal longer than wide. One jjreocnlar. Ten superior labials, second and third touching loreal, fourth, fifth, and sixth entering orbit. Forty-three rows of scales, size gradnating smaller from first to third. A reddish tint in the pale brown of the belly; aliove slaty brown. The specimen agreed in size and characters with the one described by Blainville, :;ud I am therefore at a loss to nnderstand the acconnts given by .Jones aixl Boconrt. The former says ' there are but tliirty- AKliiv. f. , p. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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