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R. Zweifel
1953
Cnemidophorus tigris
4.7 mi. N Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
2567-2572 RZ
July 19, 1953
Collected in the late afternoon (5:30 - 6:00 PM)
in partly cleared area of very fine soil by the
roadside. Various thorny bushes and small trees
do not give continuous cover; cover estimated at 40%
down to much less.
The largest individual, SV- mm), has a black
gular area and black ventre. Two others show black
chine but less extensive black on the ventral surface.
Three others are white beneath. One of the dark-
ventered lizards was shot while courting a white-
ventered individual.
The smallest lizard, SV- mm), has six pale yellow lines
on a dark background with no spots in the lateral or
dorso-lateral fields. The central line is continuous on
the neck but represented only by a series of dots
back to the pelvic region.
In the larger individuals, the central stripe tends
to be continuous back to the base of the tail. Only
the faintest suggestion of spotting is present in the
lateral field. The whole coloring is much browner,
the stripes being less distinct.