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146 BULLKTIN III, INITKU STATES NATIONAL Ml .slU'M. 



the liiist tiM,Ler ami too are almost riuliinciitaiy. The third linger is tie- 

 cidedly longer than the .second. 



The dorsal .surface of this si)ecie.s is traversed by a broad brownisli. 

 red .stripe, extending from tiie nape to the end of the tail, the sides 

 regular and nearly parallel, though more .separated towanls the middle 

 oflhe back, where it is as wide as the inferorbital .s|»ace. The stripe is 

 sparsely dotte.l with dusky spots throughout its extent. Tiu) sides aro 

 abruptly blacki.sh brown on each side the dor.sal siriite; at Jirst con- 

 tinuou.s, but l»ecoming more and more interrupled by mottling. The 

 belly is light browni.sh-yellow, Ihickly mottletl >\Hii dark brown in 

 aboiite(iual proi)ortions; lightest under the chin. There is a du.sky lino 

 from the eye to the point of the mu/zle. 



1 4 3 8 6 7 



V\i:.:V,t. I'litliiiil'iK iiilrniir.liiis. Nil. 17:1-'. Kml Ti-.joii Cal.; j. 



The general i»roportions and structure of (his sju'cies are luore tho.se 

 of I'. t/!utinosi(s than of /'. rinercini, althimgli slenderer of body. In 

 lM»th tlieie are about fourteen costal grot»v«'s. Tiie outer digit in /*. in- 

 (munVim is neaily rudifneiilary, in.slead of luominent, as in the other 

 spe(!ies. 



A distinguishing feature, when «;ompared with /'.(•//(<■/•< «,v, i.s found 

 in the fourteen instead of «'i;;liteeii cost.d j;rooves, (lie f<»re ami hind 

 limits iM'ing thus le.ss widely separated piopoitionally. The legs are 

 stouter and the digits much less weldu'd (scarcely at all in WxcX). The 

 third ami fourth toes esi»ecially aie much longer. 



liMlejiendently of the structural pccnliai ilics I liml ik, thing in {\w 

 color to distinguis'ii this species from /*. rlnrrriis < fijlhronotnx, 



Mtioiiti I iimiln. ill imliix. 



lit'ii;;tli, itH'a.siircil aliiii;.' axi.s nl' 

 liiidv : 



I'roiii .siiiiiit to j;ii|it! 



riniii MKiiil III pillar Itiiil 



I'roiii .siiiiiit toaniipil 



I'llllll SIKHIt to jivo'wi 



I'iciiii Miiilll to lii'liiijil anus -J. i:. 



I'toiii Niioiit to fiid (it' tail ... 



Tail 



If. ail: 



Willi li of licail .j;, 



Width <if toii;;iii; i.-, 



lii'lijrtli of toti;;iU3 ■.>| 



.It 



. I.'. 



. iiri 

 . -II 



:!. ti.'i 

 t..-.(i 



Lt'iiH;(li oforltii,, 

 Difst, 



. (i;i 



llicc liftwecii eves aiitti i- 



orly, 



Uody: 



( 'irciiliifi'lrlici' of lulls fO 



I >i.'^tall^l■ lirfvstrii aiiii|iil and 

 ;;ioiii 1. :..'■» 



■fail: 



llri;;ll( of tail W line lii;;ln'.sl . . 17 



lii'i'.'iddi ol'lail wIktc lii^lii'st . . Ili 



l.ii.iU.-: 



i'ri'c |Hii tion of l(Mi;;fst linp'r. . . l»/ 

 |-"roin flliow to tip of loii;;i'Nt 



lin-.T :il 



I'liM' |ioition of lonj;r.sl toe 11 



{''loni klirc to tijiof jont^i'hl (or . I!7 



Distance lict ween oiitst rrtclicd 

 •Iocs 1. JU 





