690 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History [Vol. XLVI 



Lampropeltis getulus boylii (Baird and Girard) 



Ophibolus boylii Baird and Girard, 1853, p. 82. 

 Lampropeltis getulus boylii Blanchard, 1920, p. 3. 



Range. — Southwestern Utah to southern California and northern Lower Cali- 

 fornia . 



Lower Californian Records. — San Pedro Martir Mt., Van Denburgh, 1896. 

 p. 1006; Beveridge Canon, San Salado Canon, San Quentin, Meek, 1905, p. 15; 

 Ensenada, Blanchard, 1921. p. 87. 



Lampropeltis getulus conjuncta Cope 



Lampropeltis boylii var. conjuncta Cope, 1861, p. 301. 

 Lampropeltis getulus conjuncta Blanchard. 1920, p. 4. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



Lower Californian Records. — Cape St. Lucas, Cope, 1860, p. 255; La Paz, 

 Yarrow, 1882, p. 92; San Jose del Cabo, Van Denburgh : 1895, p. 142; Santa Anita, 

 Blanchard, 1921, p. 93. 



Two specimens of this form were collected by the Albatross Expedi- 

 tion at Miraflores (A. M. N. H. No. 5649, U. S. N. M. No. 64584). The 

 dorsal scales are 23-23-19 in one, 23-23-20 in the other; ventral plates 

 227 and 236; subcaudals 50 in both; specimens poorly preserved, meas- 

 urements consequently not given. The coloration and head shields 

 present no anomalies. 



Lampropeltis getulus yumensis Blanchard 



Lampropeltis getulus yumensis Blanchard, 1919, p. 6, PI. i, fig. 2; 1921, p. 66, fig. 28. 



Range. — Southwestern Arizona, southeastern California, and adjacent areas in 

 Lower California and Sonora. 



Lower Californian Records. — Volcano Lake, Blanchard, 1919. p. 10 (list). 



Lampropeltis californise californiae (Blainville) 



Coluber (Ophis) californise Blainville, 1835, p. 292, PI. xxvn, figs. 1-l.B. 

 Lampropeltis californise californise Blanchard, 1920, p. 3. 



Range. — Fresno County, California, to northern Lower California. 



Lower Californian Records. — San Ysidra Ranch, Cope, 1900, p. 922. 



Lampropeltis californise nitida Van Denburgh 



Lampropeltis nitida Van Denburgh, 1895. p. 143, PI. xiv. 

 Lampropeltis californise nitida Blanchard, 1920, p. 3. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



Lower Californian Records. — San Jose del Cabo, Van Denburgh, 1895, p. 

 143. 



I have referred a single specimen, taken at Miraflores, May 6, 1911 

 (U. S. N. M. No. 64585), to this species. The dorsal scales are 25-25-19; 

 ventral plates, 226; subcaudals, 46; total length, 865 mm., tail, 106 mm. 



