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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Autodax lugubris farallonensis,
Batrachoseps pacificus,
Uta martinensis,
Uta stellata,
Uta auriculata,
Uta clarionensis,
Sceloporus becki,
Phrynosoma cerroense,
Xantusia riversiana,
Cnemidophorus multiscutatus,
Cnemidophorus labialis,
Bascanion anthonyi,
Bascanion laterale fuliginosum,
Crotalus exsul.
Although the evidence is thus too meager to enable one to speak
positively, it would seem that the probable faunal relationship is
about as follows:
TRANSITION ZONE.
_Pacific Fauna:_
Farallon Islands.
UPPER AUSTRAL ZONE.
_Californian Fauna:_
San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Ana Capa.
_San Diegan Fauna:_
San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina, San Clemente.
Los Coronados, San Martin.
Perhaps San Benito, Cerros, Natividad.
LOWER AUSTRAL ZONE.
Perhaps San Benito, Cerros, Natividad.
Magdalena, Santa Margarita.
Socorro, Clarion.
SOUTH FARALLON ISLAND.
No reptiles have been found on the Farallon Islands and it is probable
that none occur there. The amphibians are represented on South
Farallon Island by a salamander which has been regarded as identical
with _Autodax lugubris_ Hallowell. Specimens from this island,
however, are much more profusely spotted or blotched with yellow than
is the mainland form of this species. In examining series of specimens
one finds a few individuals from the mainland as heavily spotted as
some of the Farallon specimens, but the average difference seems
constant and the extremes are very dissimilar. I therefore propose
that the Farallon Island form be called
1. =Autodax lugubris farallonensis= subsp. nov.
PLATE II.
_Anaides lugubris_ YARROW, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no.
24, 1882, p. 158 [part].
_Autodax lugubris_ COPE, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 34,
1889, p. 185 [part]; KEELER, Zoe, v. 3, 1892, p. 154.
_Diagnosis._--Similar to _Autodax lugubris_ Hallow, but yellow spots
more numerous and often larger.
_Type._--Cal. Acad. Sci. No. 3731, South Farallon Island, Charles
Fuchs, February 8, 1899.
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