Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Volume 4 (Zoology) — John Shaqi
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Volume 4 (Zoology)Various
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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Volume 4 (Zoology)
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The only reptile heretofore known from San Martin is a gopher snake
found by Dr. Streets. The Academy has also specimens of two species
of lizards from the island, both of which are here described as new.
The _Uta_ probably is confined to the island, while the _Gerrhonotus_
seems to be found throughout the San Diegan Fauna.
=1. Uta martinensis= sp. nov.
PLATE VI.
_Diagnosis._--Similar to _U. stansburiana_ but larger; fifth
toe reaching to or beyond end of second; dorsals imbricate,
mucronate, strongly keeled; scales on upper surfaces of arm
and thigh keeled; scales of ear-denticulation longer than the
longest diameter of largest temporal; caudals large, imbricate,
strongly keeled and mucronate.
_Type._--Adult male, Cal. Acad. Sci. No. 4698, San Martin
Island, Lower California, Mexico, R. H. Beck, May 3, 1903.
_Description of the Type._--Body and head considerably
depressed; snout low, rounded; nostrils large, opening upward
and outward nearer to end of snout than to orbit; head plates
large, smooth, nearly flat, interparietal largest; frontal
divided transversely; 3 or 4 enlarged supraoculars, separated
from the frontals and frontoparietals by 1 series of small
plates; superciliaries long, narrow and projecting; central
subocular very long, narrow and strongly keeled; rostral and
supralabials long and low; 6 supralabials; symphyseal small,
followed on each side by a series of 5 or more large plates
which are separated from the infralabials by 1 or 2 series of
sublabials; gular region covered with smooth, hexagonal or
rounded scales changing to granules on the sides of the neck and
to larger imbricate scales on the strong gular fold, largest
on the denticulate edge of gular fold where larger than scales
on belly; a group of enlarged plates in front of ear-opening;
ear denticulation very long, of 3 scales, largest exceeding
in length longest diameter of largest plate in front of ear;
back covered centrally with nearly uniform imbricate, keeled
scales which change gradually to granules on neck and sides of
body, and become mucronate posteriorly; scales largest on tail,
strongly imbricate, strongly keeled and mucronate above and
on sides; posterior surfaces of thighs and arms covered with
small granular scales similar to those on sides of body; other
surfaces of limbs provided with imbricate scales, keeled on
upper surfaces of arm, forearm, thigh, leg, and foot; adpressed
fore limb not reaching insertion of thigh; fifth finger reaching
about to end of second; fifth toe reaching to or beyond end of
second; femoral pores 15; 17-23 of largest dorsals equaling
shielded part of head.
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