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and terminal portion of tail keeled, those on central part of 

 belly and proximal part of ventral surface of tail smooth. 

 Tympanum not covered with scales. Long series of from 

 14 to 26 femoral pores present. Males usually with en- 

 larged postanal plates. Females much larger than males. 

 The ground color above is brownish, yellowish, reddish, 

 or grayish, usually darker laterally. A large brown patch 

 occupies each side of the neck. On the back are undulate 

 cross-bands or large irregular blotches of dark brown, 

 usually in a dorsal and a lateral series. These blotches may 

 be connected with those in front and behind and form longi- 

 tudinal dark bands. The vertebral line is light. The large 

 tubercles near it have dark brown keels. Similar markings 

 are seen on the tail. The head is yellow, dotted or clouded 

 with dark brown. The lower surfaces are yellow, or yel- 

 lowish white, uniform or spotted on the belly, preanal 

 region and thighs, with slate or gray. 



Distribution. — This very distinct species has been found 

 only in southern Arizona and northern Lower California 

 and Sonora, Mexico. 



In Arizona, it has been taken in Cochise (Fairbank), 

 Santa Cruz (Nogales, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Moun- 

 tains), Graham (Camp Grant), Pima (Tucson, Fort 

 Lowell, foothills of the Catalina Mountains about eight- 

 een miles north from Tucson, Mineral Hill nineteen miles 



