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feet and claws." Total length, males, 6.8 inches; tail verte- 

 bras, 1.5 inches; hind foot, .88 inch. Found in "river- 

 bottom lands of the San Joaquin Valley (California) gener- 

 ally, at least on the east side." (Grinnell and Storer) 



Fig. 7. Distribution of the subspecies of Scapanus orarius, 

 after Jackson 



1. Scapanus orarius orarius 



2. Scapanus orarius schefferi 



Southern California Mole. — Scapanus latimanus occultus 

 Grinnell and Swarth. 

 Smaller than typical latimanus; total length, males, 6 inches; 

 paler and browner in color. Found in "Southern California 

 west of the deserts, from Olancha, at the south end of Owens 

 Lake, in Inyo County; Sanger, in Fresno County; and 



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