2+. LICHANVRA 631 



Synopsis of Species 

 a. — Gastrosteges more numerous, about 220 to 2+3; longi- 

 tudinal bands, when present, not dark chocolate or 

 blackish brown and not in strong contrast with the 

 ground color. 



L. roseofusca. — p. 631. 

 a'. — Gastrosteges fewer than 220; light with dark brown 

 longitudinal bands in strong contrast. 



L. trivirgata. — p. 636. 



137. Lichanura roseofusca Cope 



California Boa 



Plate 58 



Lichanura roseofusca Cote, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., i868, p. 2 (type 

 locality, northern Lower California); Cope, Bull. U. S. Na 

 Mus., No. I, 1875, p. 43; Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. y- 

 1887, p. 65; Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XIV, 189 

 p. 514; Cope, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XIV, 1892, p. 591; Van 

 Denburgh, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 1, Vol. 5, 1895, p. 138 

 Van Denburgh, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, Vol. 5, 1896, p. 

 1006; Van Denburgh, Occas. Papers Cal. Acad. Sci., V, 1897 

 p. 152, fig.; Cope, Report U. S. Nat. Mus. for 1898, 1900, p. 724 

 fig. 146; Brown, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1901, p. 14; Grin- 

 NELL & Grinnell, Throop Inst. Bulletin, No. XXXV, 1907, p. 

 37, fig. 13; DiTMARS, Reptile Book, 1907, p. 21 1; Van Denburgh 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. 3, 191 2, 151; Atsatt, Univ. Cal 

 Publ. ZooL, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1913, p. 4I; Van Denburgh & Slevin 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. 3, 1913, p. 410; Ruthling, Copeia 

 No. 15, 1915; Grinnell & Camp, Univ. Cal. Publ. ZooL, Vol. 17 

 No. 10, 1917, p. 177; Stejneger & Barbour, Check List N. Amer 

 Amph. Rept., 1917, p. 73; Cowles, Journ. Entomol. & Zool. 

 Pomona College, Vol. XII, No. 3, 1920, p. 66; Stephens, Trans 

 San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. Ill, No. 4, 1921, p. 63; Wright 

 Copeia, 1921, No. 95, p. 35; Van Denburgh & Slevin, Proc, 

 Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. XI, 1921, p. 52; Nelson, Mem. Nat 

 Acad. Sci., Vol. XVI, 1921, pp. 114, 130. 



Lichanura myriolepis Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1868, p. 1 

 (type locality, northern Lower California); Cope, Bull. U. S. 



