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die of the body are 26, 24, 26, 24, and in a row from the back 

 of the head to a line joining the backs of the thighs one counts 

 56, 56, 57, 57 scales. 



We believe this skink has not before been recorded east of 

 California. Yarrow mentions Eumeces obsolctus as having 

 been taken in Utah, but his records are open to question until 

 confirmed. 



26. — Charina bottae (Blainville). 



We have seven of these boas from Utah. No. 38421 was 

 found in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Mts., Wasatch 

 County. June 28, 1913; four (Nos. 38422 to 38425) were 

 secured in Provo Canyon, in the Wasatch Mountains, Mav 19 

 to June 20, 1913. The other two (Nos. 27197 and 38762) 

 were collected near Fort Douglas, Salt Lake County. This 

 species seems not to have been taken previously east of Nevada. 

 Variation in scale-counts is shown in the foll'owinor table : 



29. — Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope. 



We have two snakes of this kind (Nos. 30925 and 30926) 

 collected near Fort Douglas. Salt Lake County, in 1910. 



No. 30925. a female, has 21 scale-rows, gastrosteges 182, 

 urosteges 49, anal divided, supralabials 8-8, infralabials 10-10, 

 preoculars 1-1, postoculars 2-2, temporals 1+2-1+2, loreal 

 1-1, posterior genials shorter. 



No. 30926, a male, has 21 scale-rows, gastrosteges 177, uros- 

 teges 50, anal divided, supralabials 7-7, infralabials 9-9, pre- 

 oculars 1-1, postoculars 2-2, temporals 1 + 1-1+2. loreal 1-1. 

 posterior genials shorter. 



We do not know of any previous record of this snake for 

 Utah. 



