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OPHID I A— Continued. 

 Var. 



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Ophibolua boylii B. & G, 1853, Serp., 82; Bd., 1859, P. R R. Rep., X, 

 11, pi. 30, f. 57, — 1859, Mex. Bound., II, Rept., 20; Cope, 1806, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 305, 0. getulus subsp. boylii Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; 

 Yarrow, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 538; Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., 

 V, (Us. Coronella balteala Hall., 1853, Pr. Phil. Ac., 236, — 1859, P. 

 K. R. Rep., X, 14. ? ( '. getida Mart., 1856, Mus. Berl., 25. C. getvlm 

 var. boylii Jan, 1863, Sist,, 47. Lampropeltis boylii Cope, 1860, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 255. /.. boylii var. conjuncta Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil, Ac, 255, 

 — 1861, 1. c, p. ".in. Coronella gelvlw var. pseudoi/etaZus .Ian, 1863, 

 Sist, 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 2. 



California to Mexico. 



Var. SPLENDIDU8 



Ophibolm xplendidw P. .V G., 1853, Serp., 83; Bd., 1859, Mex. Bound., 

 II, Rept., pi. 1 1, 1'. 20, - P. R R. Rep., X, pi. 30, f. 58; Cope, 1866, 

 IV. Phil. Ac, 310. LampropeUh splendida Cope, I860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 255. Ophibolm getulus subsp. splendidw Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; 

 Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Pep., V, 619. Coronella getulus var. splendida 

 Jan, 1863, Sist, 47, 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 1. 



Back black, crossed by 50 to 63 broad bands of Iighl color, forming 

 a spot in the middle of each seale. Nearly all scales on the flank, 

 with more or less white in the center. The dorsal hands bifurcate 

 on the Hank, inclosing rhomboid spots of darker, which often extend 

 upon the ventrals. Belly white, blotched with black. 



Arizona ami Southern California to Mexico. 



Var. CALIFORNIAE 



Coluber (Ophis) californiae Blainv., 1835, Ann. Mus., IV, pi. 27, f . 1 ; B. 

 &G., 1853, Serp., 153. Coronella californiae T>. &B., 1854, Erp., VII, 

 623. ( '. ;/• tulus var. californiae Jan, 1S63, Sist, 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 

 14, j.1. 5, f. 3. Ophibolus californiae Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37. 



More yellow than black, the latter forming more or less effaced, 

 anastomosing and broken longitudinal lines on the hack. The ver- 

 tebral lines darker. Oculars 1 — 2. 



California. 



Var. PYRRHOMELAS  



Ophibolvs pyrrhomelanus Cope, 1866, Pr. Phil. Ac, 305. 0. pyrrnomelas 

 Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; Yarrow, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 537. O. 

 pyrrhomelas ('oik's, 1875, Wheeler's Pep., V, (ill). 



Arizona; Sonora. 



Liopiiis 



Wagler, 1830, Amph., 187; D. & P., 1854, Erp., VII, 697; Gthr., 1858, 

 Cat., 42. 



LlOPHIs BLAFOIDES 



Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860, Pr. ri.il. Ac, 253; Pete,-. 1869, Mb., 

 ' Perl. Akad., 876. Elapochrus deppei Peters, 1860, Mb. Berl. Akad., 



263. UopUis tricincM Jan, 1863, Sist, 53, — 1866, Icon., livr. 18, pi. 



4, f. 4-C. Mexico. 



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