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BULLETIIT 114, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, 



SUMMARY OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORMS OF 



LAMPROPELTIS. 



Name. 



Ventrals 



Caudals. 



Su- 

 pra- 

 labi- 

 als. 



Infralabials 



Tem- 

 po- 

 rals. 



Tail 

 divided 

 by total 

 length. 



Pattern. 



alter na 



amaura 



annulata . . 



hoylii 



brooksi 



californiae. 

 calligaster. 

 conjuncta . 

 elapsoides . 

 floridana. . 

 gentilis .... 

 getulus — 

 holbrooki. . 



leonis 



mexicana . 



micropholis 



multicincta 



nelsoni 



niger 



nitida 



polyzona 



pyrrhomelaena — 

 rhombomaculata.. 



ruthveni 



splendida 



syspila 



triangulum 



yumensis 



virginiana 



213 

 180-212 

 197-212 

 20&-254 

 Similar 

 229-241 

 196-215 

 228-240 

 152-193 

 210-225 

 17&-212 

 203-224 

 200-220 



200 

 193-199 



211-228 



202-222 

 199-231 

 199-216 



227 

 208-239 

 216-235 

 191-213 



190 

 207-225 

 180-215 

 180-213 

 212-240 

 173-188 



39-51 



40-57 



41-62 



to floridana 



47-60 



38-57 



48-54 



32-48 



42-55 



41 (31)-53 



38-58 



38-55 



50 



55 



40-49 



45-61 

 42-59 

 41-53 



56 

 42-61 

 61-79 

 31-55 



50 

 43-56 

 40-54 

 29-54 

 44-57 

 36-44 



7 



7 



7(8) 



7(8) 



7-8 



7(8) 



7 



7 



7(8) 



7(8) 



7(6-8) 



7(6-8) 



7 



7 



7(8) 



7(8) 

 7(8) 



7 



7(8) 



7-8 



7 



7-8 



7(8) 



7 



7(8) 



7(8) 



7 



10-11 



(8-10.) 



9(10) 



9-10 



3-i-4 0.170 

 2+3 .118-0.156 

 2+3 I .123- .167 

 2+3 .107- .145 



(8) 9-10 



9-10 



10 (9-11) 



8(7-9j 



9-10 



9 (8)-10 



9 (8-10) 



9 (8-10) 



10 



9-8 (10) 



9 (8-10) 



9(10) 



9 (8-10) 



2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 1+2 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 1+2 

 to 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 



Alternating bands' 



Rings 118-26 



do 1^26 



do 28-49 



.113- .140 

 .110- .150 

 .115- .132 

 .118- .169 

 .107- .146 

 .115- .156 

 .100- .155 

 .096- .150 



9 (8-10) 



9-10 (11-12) 



8-9 



9 



9 (10-11) 



9 (8-10) 



9 (8-10) 



9-10 



7-9 



2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 2+3 

 1+2 



.16- .17 



.112- .136 



.131- .161 

 .120- .150 

 .110- .146 



Stripes 



Blotches 



Rings 



...do 



Cross bands . . . 



Rings 



Cross bands... 



....do 



Blotches 



....do 



Rings 



124- .164 

 153- .182 

 100- .150 



.100- .150 

 .114- .157 

 .100- .155 

 .090- .140 

 .129- .145 



.....do 



do 



Narrow bands 



Stripes 



Rings 



do 



Blotches 



Rings 



Light cross bands. 



Blotches 



....do 



Rings 



Blotches 



46-78 



30-40 



15-25 



46-85 



25-40 



23-52 



50-100 



27 



39 



13-21 



23-57 

 13-24 

 50-90 



17-37 

 35-71 



48-64 



30 



41-85 



23-36 



28-62 



29-45 



18-27 



