564 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



short; scales of the posterior largest. Posterior gular scales small, 

 abruptly separated from the anterior, which are large, the median twice 

 the size of those surrounding. Supraocular plates four, rarely three. 

 Abdominals in eight series ; sometimes additional small external plates. 

 Frontoparietals united, truncate in front, shorter than interparietal. 

 Three larger anals; two posterior, one anterior. Body scales minute. 



Above, light brown or olivaceous; two yellow bands on each side, 

 which extend some distance on the tail, one from the superciliary mar- 

 gin, one from inferior border of orbit; the last bordered with blackish 

 beneath and extending on the posterior extremity to the foot; the cau- 

 dal portion continued from a similar band on the poster or face of the 

 limb. A paler dorsal band on each side. Interspaces between the 

 lateral stripes black. Beneath, iridescent rose color, deeper posteri- 

 orly, becoming brownish vermilion on the under surface of the tail. 

 In young specimens the upper light stripe on the back from the parietal 

 plate more distinct. 



A species allied to the Gnemidophorus deppei Wiegmann in scutel- 

 lation ; the latter has two frontoparietals, three supraoculars, is stouter 

 and more numerously banded. 



This species is found throughout the entire peninsula of Lower Cali- 

 fornia, and north as far as San Diego, California. 



Verticaria hyperythra Cope, 



Catalogue 

 Ko. 



5299 



12613 

 12658 

 11980 

 13840 



Nmnber 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



Locality- 



When col- 

 lected. 



Cape St. Lucas, Lower 



California. 

 La Paz, Lower California. 



do 



Cerros Island 



San Diego, California 



From wlioni received. 



J. Xantus 



Feb. — , 1882 L. Belding. . . 



Feb. — , 1882 I do 



Feb. — , 1882 I do 



I C.R.0rcutt. 



Kature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



VERTICARIA SERICEA Van Denburgh. 

 Verticaria sericea Van Denburgh, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 1895, p. 132, pi. xii. 



The nostrils are in the large anterior nasal plates, which meet on top 

 on the snout. The posterior nasal forms sutures with the anterior 

 nasal, first and second labials, loreal,]jrefrontal, and frontonasal plates. 

 The loreal is in contact with the second, third, and fourth labials, first 

 subocular, pieocular, first superciliary, first supraocular, prefrontal, 

 and posterior nasal. There are three supraoculars, the first is in con- 

 tact with the first and second superciliaries, loreal, prefrontal, frontal, 

 and second supraocular; the second is in contact with the frontal; the 

 third is separated from the frontal and the frontoparietal by aseries of 

 granules. The interparietal is very narrow. There is a series of occip- 

 ital plates. There are five superior and six inferior labials to below 

 the middle of the eye. The ear opening is not denticulated. The sub- 

 labials are separated from the iufralabials by granules. The anterior 



