(JKOCODILTANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 729 



11. lutemasals distinct. 



rt. Kostral separating interiiasals on the luidille line. 



l.oreal present; eye on labials on one side; separated ^>y scales on tlic 



other Cat. No. 4497 



(xa. Kostral not separating internasals. 

 fj. Eye resting on labials. 



Loreal present Cat. Nos. 4497. 11691, 11789,12581,12556,16151,16152 



Noloieals Cat. No. 7299 



yS/5. Eye resting on labials on oTie side, and not on (lir other. 



Loreal present Cat. No. 4494 



/5)5/3. Eye sejjarated from labials on both sides. 



Loreal. one on one side, two on the other Cat. No. 8922 



Loreals, one on each side Cat. Nos. 16148, 92.55 



Loreals, none Cat. No. 44l'2 



iM}^. 119. 



(JlIAUINA MOTT^ BLAINVILI.I:. 



X 1.5. 



Summer Lake, Orejron. 



E. D. Cope. 



Noue of the North Araericau specimens have the internasals separated 

 on the middle lino by a scale, as is stated to be the case in the type of 

 G. hottfc by Bocourt. Several have the prefrontals separated by scales, 

 however, so that the character of the type specimen is probably only 

 an individual variation. There is no reason to snppose that the ITppor 

 California species ditlers from that of Lower California. I give the 

 following notes, which I took from Blainville's type in the IMuseum 

 of the Jardin des Plantes in 18(54, by permission of Prof. Anguste 

 Dumeril: 



The tail enters the total length 9i times. Frontal nnieh wider than long, post- 

 nasal and loreal longer than wide. One jjreocnlar. Ten superior labials, second and 

 third touching loreal, fourth, fifth, and sixth entering orbit. Forty-three rows of 

 scales, size gradnating smaller from first to third. A reddish tint in the pale brown 

 of the belly; aliove slaty brown. 



The specimen agreed in size and characters with the one described by 

 Blainville, :;ud I am therefore at a loss to nnderstand the acconnts 

 given by .Jones aixl Boconrt. The former says ' there are but tliirty- 



AKliiv. f. Xaturg.. 1. 1862, p. 242. 



