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boundary, Cope, 1900, p. 356; San Salado Canon, Trinidad, San Matias, Agua de la 

 Fresas, Canon Esperanza, Parral, Ivlatomi, Rosarito, San Antonio, and Los Encinos, 

 Meek, 1905, p. 11 : San Xavier, Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921a, p. 61. 



Specimens in the Biological Survey collection come from Ojos 

 Xegros (U. S. X. M. Nos. 37675-6) and Rancho San Antonio (37665). 



Fig. 8. Dorsal view of the 

 head of the type of Sator granil- 

 zerus Dickerson, U. S. N. M. 

 No. 64261. 



Sceloporus licki Van Denburgh 



Sceloporus licki Van Denburgh, 1895, p. 110, PI. x; 



Stejxeger and Barbour, 1917, p. 54. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



Lower Californian Records. — San .lose del 

 Cabo, Corral de Piedras (Sierra El Taste), Miraflores. 

 and Sierra San Lazaro, Van Denburgh, 1895, p. 114; 

 San Antonio, Todos Santos, Guamuehil Ranch, Cape 

 San Lucas, Agua Caliente, San Bartolo, Triunfo, and 

 La Paz, Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921a, p. 61. 



The Albatross Expedition contains six- 

 specimens referable to this species; the local- 

 ities represented are Miraflores, (A. M. N. H. 

 Nos. 5564, 5669, 5702, U. S. N. M.No. 64472); 

 San Bernardo Mts., (5487); and Espiritu 

 Santo Island, (5485). 



A specimen in the Biological Survey col- 

 lection comes from Espiritu Santo Island (U. S. 

 X. VI. No. 37670).* 



Key to the Species of Sceloporus in Lower California 



Enlarged supraoculars separated from the parietal and frontoparietal scales 



by a semicircle of small scales 2. 



Enlarged supraoculars in contact with the parietals and frontoparietals 3. 



Dorsal scales small, 45-66 on middle of back from occipital to base of tail; 



scales on back of thigh smooth S. graciosus vandenburgianus . 



Dorsal scales larger, 35-46, scales on back of thigh keeled; males with a blue 



patch on center of throat >$'. occidentalis biseriatus. 



Dorsal scales shortly mucronate, the central point scarcely extending beyond 



the lateral; no black patch in front of shoulder S. orcutti. 



Dorsal scales sharply mucronate; a black patch in front of shoulder 4. 



Femoral pores usually less than 14, average 12 on each side S. magister. 



Femoral pores usually more than 14, average 16 or more 5. 



Dcrsal scales from occipital to base of tail more than 30 (32-38) S. licki. 



Dorsal scales 30 or less (28-30) 6. 



Femoral pores fewer, average 16.6; back with mid-dorsal and dorsolateral 



light bands S. rufidorsum . 



P'emoral pores more numerous, average 18.5; dorsolateral and mid-dorsal 



bands not evident S. zosteromus. 



