REVISIOIf OF THE KING SNAKES. 25 



Summary of structural characteristics oftheforTYis of Lampropeltis — Continued. 





Scale rows. 



Dentition. 



Total 

 num- 



Name. 



Extremes. 



Average. 



Maxillary. 



^^Tan^""" Palatine. 



Ptery- 

 goid. 



ber of 

 speci- 

 mens 

 exam- 

 ined. 





25-23-25-23-21. 





13 



14-15 



12 





1 



amaura 



21-23-21-19 to 



19-21-19-17. 

 23-21-19-21 to 



21-20-21-19. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 

 Similar to flor- 

 idana. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 

 25-27-25-23-21 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 

 19-21-19-17 to 



15-17-15. 

 2.3-21 to 21-19. 

 23-21 to 19-17. 

 23-21 to 19-21- 



19-17. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-17. 



21-19 



27 



annulata 



21-19 



13-15 

 13-14 



13-15 

 14-15 



9-11 



8-10 



15-20 

 13-17 



12 



botflii 



23-21-19 



168 



broolcsi 







23-21-19 



23-25-23-21-19. 

 23-21-19 



17-19-17 



21-23-21-19.... 

 21-19 



13-15 

 12-14 

 12-15 



12-14 



15 



12-14 



13(13-16) 



13-14 



14-15 

 13-14 

 12-16 



12-14 



16 

 12-16 



14-15(17) 



14-15(16) 



9-10(11) 

 9-11 

 8-11 



10-12 



10 

 10-11 



9(10) 



9(8) 



16-18 

 12-19 

 15-18 



17-23 



17-19 

 16-20 

 16-20 



13-18 



27 



calligaster 



99 



conjuncta . . 



13 



eldpsoides 



88 



floridana 



25 



gentilis 



46 





21-19 or 21-23- 



21-19. 

 21-19 orl9-21- 



19. 

 23. 



134 



hoVbrooM 



132 



leonis 









23-21-19 



21-23-21-19 to 



19-21-19-17. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-19-17. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-21-19-17. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-21-19-17. 

 23 



23-21-19 



19-21-19-17.... 



21-23-21-19 or" 



21-19-17. 

 21-19-17 



19-21-19 



i.3 14^17 



13 

 10-12 



22 

 17-19 



'15^18 



18-22 



16-17 



2 



micropholh 



15-14 



15 



24 



multicincta 



11-13 

 12-13 



12-14 

 13-15 



9-11 



10-11 



9 



49 





15 







niger 



13 



14-13 



33 



nitida 









21-23-21-19 to 



19-17. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19-17. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-21-19-17. 

 21-23-21-19.... 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-17. 

 21-23-21-19 to 



19-17. 

 17-19-17 to 19- 



17. 

 23-25-23-21-19 



to 21-23-21- 



19. 



21or23 



23-21-19 



23 or 21 



'2i-23-2i-i9;;:! 



21-19... 



13-15 

 13-20 



12-13(12-15) 



14-15 

 13-14(12) 



11-13 

 ""' 12-13 



13-15 



10-12 



16-22 

 16-22 



13-16 



21 

 15-19 



17-20 

 17-23 



48 







pyrrhomelaena 



rhombomaculata 



ruthveni 



14-18 



12(12-16) 



13-14 

 15 



11-14 

 13(11-15) 



11-14 



9-10 



11-13 

 9 



10-12 

 9-11 



33 



58 

 1 





24 



syspila 



92 



triangulum 



21-19-17 : 



404 



virginianoL .... 



17-19-17 



23-21-19 



13 

 13-16 



13-15 

 14-17 



10-11 



1Q-99 



7 



yuTnensis . . . 



9_X0 19_1Q 



18 













1,581 





