33. PITUOPHIS 725 
161. Pituophis catenifer deserticola (Stejneger) 
Desert GOPHER SNAKE 
Pituophis bellona Coorer, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Vol. IV, 1870, p. 66. 
Pityophis sayi bellona Corer, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 1, 1875, p. 39 
(part); Yarrow, Surv. W. tooth Merid., Vol. V, 1875, p. 5495 
Yarrow & HensHaw, Ann. Rep. Chief of Engineers for 1878, 
Surv. W. rooth Merid., Appendix NN, 1878, p. 212 (part); Yar- 
row, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, 1883, p. 106 (part); Cope, 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XIV, 1892, p. 641 (part); Cope, Report 
U. S. Nat. Mus., for 1898, 1900, p. 872 (part); Dirmars, Reptile 
Book, 1907, p. 320 (part). 
Pityophis sayi sayi YARRow, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, 1883, p. 105 
(part). 
Pityophis catenifer Corr, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1883, p. 18. 
Pituophis catenifer SrEJNEGER, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 5, 1891, p. E10}; 
Sreynecer, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, 1893, p. 206; Van DENBURGH, 
Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. III, 1912, p. 158 (part). 
Pityophis catenifer Cope, Report U. S. Nat. Mus., for 1898, 1900, p. 
876 (part). 
Pityophis catenifer bellona Brown, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1901, 
p- 54 (part). 
Pituophis catentfer deserticola SrEJNEGER, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, 1893, 
p- 206 (type locality, Great Basin and the southwestern deserts); 
Van Densurcu, Occas. Papers Cal. Acad. Sci., V, 1897, p. 198; 
MEEK, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., Vol. VII, No. 1, 1906, 
p- 15 (part); Taytor, Univ. Cal. Publ. Zool., Vol. 7, No. 10, 1912, 
Pp- 354; RicHarpson, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 48, 1915, p. 4273 
Ruruven & Gaice, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., No. 8, 
1915, p. 31; Van Densurcu & Stevin, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 
Ser. 4, Vol. V, 1915, p. 107; GrinNELL & Camp, Univ. Cal. Publ. 
Zool., Vol. 17, No. 10, p. 193; STEYNEGER & Barsour, Check List 
N. Amer. Amph. Rept., 1917, p. 86; Van Densurcu, Proc. Cal. 
Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. X, No. 1, 1920, p. 19; STEPHENS, Trans. 
San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. III, No. 4, 1921, p. 64; Van Den- 
BURGH & Sievin, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. XI, 1921, 
pp- 28, 37, 52; Netson, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci., Vol. XVI, 1921, 
pp. 114, 126. 
Pituophis catenifer annectens Van DENBURGH & StEvin, Proc. Cal. Acad. 
Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. IX, 1919, p. 216 (part). 
