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are large, except the occipitals, which are small and ir- 

 regular. The frontbparietal plate is single. The back 

 and sides are covered with small, smooth granules. The 

 ventral plates are large and are arranged in both trans- 

 verse and longitudinal series. The tail is very long and 

 slender and is provided with large scales, which are 

 keeled on its upper surface but smooth below. The eye 

 has well developed lids and round pupil. A large ear- 

 opening is present. One strong and several weaker folds 

 cross the throat. Long series of femoral pores are 

 present. 



41. Verticaria hyperythra beldingi (Stejneger). BELD- 

 ING'S ORANGE-THROAT. 



Verticaria hyperythra, COPE, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1883, p. 32. 

 Verticaria beldingi, STEJNEGER, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, 1894, 



p. 17 (type locality Cerros Island, Lower California, Mex.). 

 Verticaria hyperythra beldingi, VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci. 



(2), V, 1895, p. 131. 



Description. Nostrils opening in large anterior nasal 

 plates, which meet on top of snout. Posterior nasal 

 forming sutures with anterior nasal, first, second, and 

 sometimes third labials, loreal, prefrontal, and fronto- 

 nasal plates. Loreal in contact with third, fourth, and 

 (usually) second labials, first subocular, preocular, first 

 superciliary, (often) first supraocular, prefrontal, and 

 posterior nasal plates; sometimes divided into a larger 

 anterior and smaller posterior portion. Three or four 

 supraoculars ; first in contact with superciliary , prefrontal, 

 and frontal plates; others separated from superciliaries 

 and parietal, and usually from frontoparietal, frontal, 

 and first supraocular, by small granular scales. A single 

 large frontoparietal plate separating frontal from inter- 

 parietal and parietals. One or two transverse rows of 

 small occipital plates. About five superior and as many 



