THE REPTILES OF OHIO 



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and a very dark grey, brownish, greenish or bronzed at another. Dorsal sur- 

 face crossed by 6 to 10, average 9, more or less complete wavy crossbands 

 varying from a fraction of one, to two full scales in width. Similar, but less 

 distinct markings on the tail. 



Ground color of ventral surface light grey or yellowish and often marked 

 with a few small dark spots or streaks. A band of blue across the throat 

 and a similar band of blue on either side of the midventral line. Blue areas 

 usually pale and rarely suffused with black in females. In males, the blue 

 more intense, occupying a greater area and usually heavily marked with black; 

 latter color sometimes extending backward from blue throat band on to shoul- 

 ders. Intensity of dark areas varies from time to time as in the dorsal 

 coloration. 



Juveniles similar to adults but usually paler and with the blue areas little 

 developed. 



Specimens examined, 153; specimens preserved, 124; specimens studied, 43. 



Range. — Southeastern New York to Florida and west to Nebraska, Kansas, 

 Oklahoma and Texas. 



Map 2. Ohio locality records and general 

 range of the Swift, Sceloporus undulaius. 



