REPTILES FROM So. CALIF. AND L. CALIF. MEEK 15 



Chioractis occipitalis (Hallowell). DESERT SNAKE. 



One specimen from Owens Lake, California, scales 15-162-42: 

 length of body igymm. ; tail 4omm. 



Lampropeltis zonata (Blainville). CALIFORNIA KING SNAKE. 



One specimen of this species, the only one seen, was taken near 

 Hot Springs, California, altitude 8,000 feet. Scales 23-222-65; 

 length of body 66omm. ; tail ii5mm. , 



Lampropeltis boylii (Baird & Girard). BOYLE'S MILK SNAKE. 



An apparently not common species. A few specimens of this snake 

 were secured, as follows: Wild Rose Springs, California, scales 23- 

 251-56; length of body ySgmm.; tail io8mm. Beveridge Canon, Lower 

 California, scales 23-250-53; length of body 68imm.; tail 96mm. 

 San Salado Canon, Lower California, scales 23-251-61 ; length of body 

 9i8mm. ; tail i34mm. San Quentin, Lower California, scales 23-254-? 

 and scales 23-256-?. 



Salvadora grahamia? Baird & Girard. PATCHED-NOSED SNAKE. 



One specimen of this species was secured at San Matias, Lower 

 California. Preocculars 2; post-occulars 2; temporals 2-3, superior 

 labials 9-11; scales 17-123-82; length of body 35imm. ; tail io3mm. 



Bascanium flagellum Shaw. WHIP SNAKE. 



"Common on the dry mesas flanking the mountains." A very 

 variable and widely distributed species. Specimens were secured as 

 follows: Furnace Creek, California, scales 17-194-111; length of body 

 4oimm.; tail 21 5mm. Joruncho Ranch, Lower California, scales 

 17-194-110,; length of body ggomm.; tail 373mm. San Quentin, 

 Lower California, scales 17-194-110,; length of body 883mm.; tail 

 35imm. Rosarito, Lower California, scales 17-196-124; length of 

 body 75omm. : tail 31 7mm. Parral, Lower California, scales 17-199-?. 



Pityophis catenifer (Blainville). WESTERN GOPHER SNAKE. 



"This species was found to be common about ranches, being 

 distributed over the area included in this paper. At Lone Willow 

 Springs one specimen was taken from the nest of a Neotoma and 

 .another one from the burrow of Spermophilus leucurus." Specimens 

 of this species were secured, as follows: Wild Rose Springs, California, 

 scales 33-261-57; length of body i,i35mm.; tail i56mm.; four pre- 

 frontals, scales 31-245-65; length of body i,o38mm.; tail i52mm.; 



