33. PITUOPHIS 725 



161. Pituophis catenifer deserticola (Stejneger) 

 DESERT GOPHER SNAKE 



Pituophis bellona COOPER, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Vol. IV, 1870, p. 66. 



Pityophis sayi bellona COPE, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. I, 1875, p. 39 

 (part); YARROW, Surv. W. looth Merid., Vol. V, 1875, p. 540; 

 YARROW & HENSHAW, Ann. Rep. Chief of Engineers for 1878, 

 Surv. W. looth Merid., Appendix NN, 1878, p. 212 (part); YAR- 

 ROW, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, 1883. p. 106 (part); COPE, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XIV, 1892, p. 641 (part); COPE, Report 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., for 1898, 1900, p. 872 (part); DITMARS, Reptile 

 Book, 1907, p. 320 (part). 



Pityophis sayi sayi YARROW, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, 1883, p. 105 

 (part). 



Pityophis catenifer COPE, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1883, p. 18. 



Pituophis catenifer STEJNEGER, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 5, 1891, p. no; 

 STEJNEGER, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, 1893, P- 2 6; VAN DENBURGH, 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. Ill, 1912, p. 158 (part). 



Pityophis catenifer COPE, Report U. S. Nat. Mus., for 1898, 1900, p. 

 876 (part). 



Pityophis catenifer bellona BROWN, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1901, 

 p. 54 (part). 



Pituophis catenifer deserticola STEJNEGER, N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, 1893, 

 p. 206 (type locality, Great Basin and the southwestern deserts) ; 

 VAN DENBURGH, Occas. Papers Cal. Acad. Sci., V, 1897, p. 198; 

 MEEK, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., Vol. VII, No. I, 1906, 

 p. 15 (part); TAYLOR, Univ. Cal. Publ. Zool., Vol. 7, No. 10, 1912, 

 p. 354; RICHARDSON, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 48, 1915, p. 427; 

 RUTHVEN & GAIGE, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., No. 8, 

 1 9 l 5t P- 3 1 ; V AN DENBURGH & SLEVIN, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 

 Ser. 4, Vol. V, 1915, p. 107; GRINNELL & CAMP, Univ. Cal. Publ. 

 Zool., Vol. 17, No. 10, p. 193; STEJNEGER & BARBOUR, Check List 

 N. Amer. Amph. Rept., 1917, p. 86; VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. 

 Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. X, No. I, 1920, p. 19; STEPHENS, Trans. 

 San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. Ill, No. 4, 1921, p. 64; VAN DEN- 

 BURGH & SLEVIN, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. XI, 1921, 

 pp. 28, 37, 52; NELSON, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci., Vol. XVI, 1921, 

 pp. 114, 126. 



Pituophis catenifer annectens VAN DENBURGH & SLEVIN, Proc. Cal. Acad. 

 Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. IX, 1919, p. 216 (part). 



