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OPHIDI A— Continued. 



Var. boylii 69 



' Ophibohis boylii B. & G., 1853, Serp., 82; Bd., 1S59, P. E. R. Rep., X, 

 11, pi. 30, f. 57, — 1859, Mex. Bound., II, Rept., 20; Cope, 1866, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 305. 0. gehdus subsp. boylii Cope, 1875," Checklist, 37; 

 Yarrow, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 538; Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., 

 V, 61S. CoroneUa balteata Hall., 1S53, Pr. Phil. Ac, 230, — 1859, P. 

 R. R. Rep., X, 14. ? C. getula Mart., 1856, Mus. Berl., 25. C. getulus 

 vai\ boylii Jan, 1863, Sist., 47. Lampropeltis boylii Cope, 1800, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac., 255. L, boylii var. ccmjuncta Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 255, 

 — 1861, 1. c, p. 301. Coronclla getulm var. pseudogetulus Jan, 1863, 

 Sist., 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 2. 



California to Mexico. 



Var. SPLENDIDUS 



Ophibohis splendidw B. & G., 1853, Serp., 83; Bd., 1859, Mex. Bound., 

 II, Rept, pi. 14, p. 20, — P. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 30, f. 58; Cope, 1866, 

 Pr. Phil. Ac, 310. Lampropcllix sjilrmlkbi Cope, 1800, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 255. Ophiholus getulus subsp. splendidus Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; 

 Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 619. Coronclla gelulus var. splendida 

 Jan, 1S63, Sist, 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 6, f. 1. 



Back black, crossed by 50 to 63 broad bands of light color, forming 

 a spot in the middle of each scale. Nearly all scales on the flank, 

 with more or less white in the center. The dorsal bands bifurcate 

 on the flank, inclosing rhomboid spots of darker, which often extend 

 upon the ventrals. Belly white, blotched with black. 



Arizona and Southern California to Mexico. 



Var. CALIFORNIAE 



Coluber (Ophis) californiae Blainv., 1835, Ann. Mus., IV, pi. 27, f . 1 ; B. 

 & G., 1853, Serp., 153. Coronclla californiae D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 

 623. C. getulus var. californiae Jan, 1863, Sist, 47, — 1865, Icon., livr. 

 14, pi. 5, f. 3. Ophibohis californiae Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37. 



More yellow than black, the latter forming more or less effaced, 

 anastomosing and broken longitudinal lines on the back. The ver- 

 tebral lines darker. Oculars 1 — 2. 



California. 



Var. pyrrhomelas 67 



Ophibohis pyrrhomelanus Cope, 1866, Pr. Phil. Ac, 305. O. pyrrhornelas 

 Cope, 1875, Checklist, 37; Yarrow, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 537. 0. 

 pyrrhornelas Coues, 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 619. 



Arizona; Sonora. 



Liopiiis 69 



Wagler, 1830, Amph, 187; D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 097; Gthr., 1858, 

 Cat, 42. 



LlOPHIS ELAPOIDES 69 



Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 253; Peters, 1869, Mb., 

 Berl. Akad., 876. Elapochriis deppei Peters, 1S60, Mb. Berl. Akad., 

 263. Liopiiis tricinctus Jan, 1863, Sist., 53, — 1866, Icon., livr. 18, pi. 

 4, f. 4-6, Mexico. 



