. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. im. CROTALUS LUCFFER pale borders to be observed in typical specimens. Above, the head is curiously and profusely blotched with black, which suf- fuses and obliterates traces of the usual parallel lines on the supra- orbital plates. The general efifect of the pale greenish body with jet black patches is very striking and handsome. Dimensions.—Total length, 34 inches; diameter thickest part of body, 134 inches. From the character of the rattle, which possesses four segments, all of which are of uniform size, the snake
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. im. CROTALUS LUCFFER pale borders to be observed in typical specimens. Above, the head is curiously and profusely blotched with black, which suf- fuses and obliterates traces of the usual parallel lines on the supra- orbital plates. The general efifect of the pale greenish body with jet black patches is very striking and handsome. Dimensions.—Total length, 34 inches; diameter thickest part of body, 134 inches. From the character of the rattle, which possesses four segments, all of which are of uniform size, the snake appears to be mature. Locality.—The specimen was taken on a ledge, at an elevation of 8,000 feet, in the Beaver Range of Mountains in Utah, by George P. Englehardt, while collecting for the Brooklyn Museum of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Englehardt explains that at a lower altitude he found snakes of the typical form. Upon higher ledges, very difficult of access, he observed several specimens which resembled the one described, but they escaped among the 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 New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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