12. SCELOPORUS 317 



on back obscure, most so in males. Females with four series 

 of small light spots down back. 



"Underparts, in the male, blue throughout 5 belly-patches 

 not separated by a lighter or darker mid-ventral line 5 throat 

 evenly colored, light blue to snout and lips, and lighter in 

 tint than general ventral color 5 blue of belly not separated 

 from throat patch by a lighter or darker area across gular 

 region (young specimens excepted). Female more richly 

 colored below than in bi-seriatus\ lighter than male 5 belly- 

 patches separated by a faintly lighter area 5 chest lighter 

 than belly 5 one extensive throat patch as in male; blue not 

 always extending to beneath hind limb." 



Length to anus 84- '86 86 86 86 94 



Length of tail 116 129 131 128 



Snout to orbit 6^2 &/2 6^/2 7 6 6 



Snout to ear : 17 17 17 \7 l /2 18 18 



Snout to back of 



fourth toe 20 21 22 22 20 21 



Remarks. In size, this subspecies equals the largest speci- 

 mens of S. o. biseriatus. The dorsal scales seem more num- 

 erous than in that subspecies. Mr. Camp states: "A number 

 of individuals at hand in a large series of S. o. bl-seriatus 

 from the southern Sierras in Kern and Tulare counties and 

 farther north are, of all our specimens, the closest in size 

 and ventral coloration to taylori; they are, however, of 

 greenish and more dusky shades of blue beneath than the 

 nev/ form, and their status must be held questionable pend- 

 ing the acquisition of material from the headwaters of the 

 Kings and San Joaquin rivers. A male specimen, one of 



