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Common Names.—California King Snake; Arizona Ringed Snake ; 
Ringed King Snake; Hisen’s King Snake; Red Milk Snake; Corral 
Snake; Ring Snake; Harlequin Snake. 
RanGe.—The southwestern portion of the state, altogether west 
of the desert divides. Occurs north in the coast belt as far as Glen- 
wood, Santa Cruz County, and Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County 
(Van Denburgh, loc. cit., p. 169), and on the west slope of the Sierra 
Nevada to Riverton, Eldorado County (Van Denburgh, loc. cit.) ; east 
to Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County (Van Denburgh, loc. cit.) ; to 
Heaven’s Gate, near Little Kern Lake, Tulare County (Van Den- 
burgh, loc. cit.) ; to Arroyo Seco Canon, near Pasadena, Los Angeles 
County (Mus. Vert. Zool.) ; to upper Santa Ana Cafion, 5500 feet 
altitude, San Bernardino County (Grinnell, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 
5, 1908, p. 165) ; and to Strawberry Valley, 6000 feet altitude, River- 
side County (Atsatt, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 12, 1913, pp. 41-42). 
Extends south as far as vicinity of San Diego (Van Denburgh, loc. 
cit.). Oceurs chiefly within the Transition life-zone, entering to some 
extent the Upper Sonoran. Inhabits forest floors and chaparral- 
covered hillsides. 
Lampropeltis boylii (Baird and Girard) 
Boyle King Snake 
OrtGInaAL Description.—Ophibolus Boylit Baird and Girard, Cat. 
N. A. Reptiles in Smiths. Inst., pt. 1, 1853, pp. 82-83. 
Type Locaniry.—Eldorado County, California. 
Synonyms.—Coronella balteata Hallowell, Proce. Acad. Nat. Sei. 
Phila., 6, 1853, pp. 236-237 (types from California) ; Ophibolus 
getulus boyli, part; Coronella getula, part; Coronella boylit. 
Common NameEs.—Boyle Milk Snake ; California King Snake, part; 
California Milk Snake, part; Banded Milk Snake. 
Rance.—Throughout the southern and central parts of the state, 
except on the high mountains (above 6000 feet altitude) and along 
the lower Colorado River. Occurs north in the coast belt at least to 
near Cazadero, Sonoma County (Mus. Vert. Zool.), in the interior to 
Lierly’s, near Mount Sanhedrin, Mendocino County (Mus. Vert. Zool.), 
to McCloud River, Shasta County (Townsend, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 
10, 1887, p. 239), and to Applegate, Placer County (Van Denburgh, 
Oce. Papers Calif. Acad. Sei., 5, 1897, p. 171), and, east of the Sierran 
divide, to Beveridge Canon (on east slope of Inyo Mountains) and 
