19. VERTICARIA 553 



cc*. — Supraoculars usually three. 



ddd. — Scales of collar largest at its edgej throat of 

 adults with more or less orange. 



V. espiritensis. — p. 566. 



ddd'. — Scales of collar very rarely largest at its edge; 

 throat never orange. 

 e. — Sides of body without red; dorsal line often 

 (50 %) divided behind; tail with longitudinal 

 stripes. 



V. franciscensis. — p. 568. 



e'. — Sides of body with more or less red in color- 

 ation, 

 f. — Tail with very distinct continuations of all the 

 longitudinal body stripes; bands between mid- 

 dorsal and upper lateral light lines blacker with 

 less red; light lines clearer and more sharply 

 contrasted. 



V. sericea. — p. 571. 



f . — Tail without or with obsolete longitudinal 

 stripes; bands between middorsal and upper 

 lateral light lines redder and less black; light 

 lines less sharply contrasted. 



V. casrulea. — p. 573. 



a'. — No longitudinal lines along back. Supraoculars three; 

 scales of collar not largest at its edge; much red on 

 sides of adults. 



V. picta.— p. 575. 



