1922] Schmidt, Amphibians and Reptiles of Lower California 679 



Granular scales between collar and central gulars larger, passing more gradually 



into the latter 4. 



4. Central gulars strongly enlarged; threat heavily spotted with black, often 

 united into transverse bands or reticulation C. tessellatvs stejnegeri. 



Central gulars little enlarged; throat often unspotted C. t. tessellatus. 



Verticaria ceralbensis Van Denburgh and Slevin 



Verticaria ceralbensis Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921c, p. 396. 

 Range. — Ceralvo Island, Gulf of California. 



Verticaria hyperythra hyperythra (Cope) 



Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Cope, 1863, p. 103. 



Verticaria hyperythra hyperythra Stejneger and Barbour, 1917, p. 65. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



Lower Californian Records. — Cape St. Lucas, Cope, 1863, p. 103; La Paz, 

 Yarrow, 1882, p. 45; San Jose del Cabo, Miraflores, Van Denburgh, 1895, p. 128; 

 Todos Santos, Agua Caliente, Buena Vista, San Bartolo, San Antonio, Triunfo, San 

 Pedro, Guamuchil Ranch, and foothills of. Sierre Laguna opposite Todos Santos, 

 Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921a, p. 63. 



This species was collected by the Albatross Expedition at Cape San 

 Lucas (U. S. N. M. No. 64483), Miraflores (A. M. N. H. Nos. 5565, 5670, 

 5672-75, U. S. N. M. No. 64481-2), and Pichlinque Bay (U. S. N. M. 

 No. 64484). It agrees excellently with the definition of Van Denburgh 

 (1895, p. 128) in the character of the supraoculars employed by him to 

 distinguish it from beldingi. Eight specimens have the third supra- 

 ocular only partly separated from the central head shields, two have it 

 completely separated. 



A specimen in the Biological Survey collection comes from Santa 

 Anita (U. S. N. M. No. 37698). 



Verticaria hyperythra beldingi Stejneger 



Verticaria beldingi Stejneger, 1894, p. 17. 



Verticaria hyperythra beldingi Stejneger and Barbour, 1917, p. 65. 



Range. — Southwestern California, northeastern Lower California at least as 

 far as Ensensda, Cedrcs Island, and Santa Margarita Ishnd and Magdalena Islands. 



Lower Californian Records. — Cedros Island, Stejneger, 1894, p. 17; Mag- 

 dalena Island, Van Denburgh, 1895, p. 131; San Telmo, Ensenada, and between 

 Salado and San Vicente, Van Denburgh, 1896, p. 1005. 



The only Verticaria collected by the Albatross Expedition which I 

 refer to this subspecies is a specimen from Santa Margarita Island (U. S. 

 N. M. No. 64479) . For a discussion of the relations of this form and V. h. 

 schmidti, to which I refer the Verticarias of the remaining part of the 

 peninsula north of the Cape area, see below. 



