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Uta graciosa (Hallowell). LONG-TAILED UTA. 



"This rare species was observed only on trees and bushes_at San 

 Felipe, Lower California, where four specimens were taken. ^This 

 lizard apparently does not have a wide range." 



Uta stansburiana Baird & Girard. BROWN-SHOULDERED LIZARD. 



This extremely variable lizard is very generally distributed in 

 southeastern California and northern Lower California. "In the 

 Panamint and Inyo mountains it was found at an altitude of 8,000 

 feet. It is also abundant in the San Joaquin Valley, and in the 

 mountains about Ft. Tejon, reaching on Mt. Pinos an altitude of 

 6,000 feet. This species appears to be at home in river washes, on 

 sandy soil, and on rocky ground. The color ranges from a dark blue 

 to a light gray, all being more or less profusely spotted with white. 

 In general, those taken on sandy soil are the lighest in color." 



Specimens of this species were taken in the following named places : 

 Mesquite Valley, Beveridge Canon, Coso Valley, Furnace Creek, 

 Ballarat, Coal Kilns, Lone Willow Springs, Pilot Knob, Daggett, 

 Mt. Pifios, Piru Creek, Ft. Tejon, California; Hansons Lagoon, El 

 Alamo, San Salado Canon, Trinidad, San Matias, Canon Esperanza, 

 Agua de las Fresas, San Felipe, San Antonio, Santa Rosa, Parral, 

 Matomi, and San Quentin, Lower California. 



Uta microscutata Van Denburgh. SMALL-SCALED UTA. 



This species is rather common in the northern portion of Lower 

 California. The specimens in the collection vary from nearly a uni- 

 form blue black to a gray, belly usually blue with a few white spots 

 on the margins. 



They were taken as follows: San Salado Canon, San Matias, 

 Canon Esperanza, San Antonio, Parral, San Quentin, and Rosarito, 

 Lower California. 



Sceloporus magister Hallowell. SCALY LIZARD. 



This is the largest species of the genus included in this paper. 

 The length from tip of snout to vent is about 100 mm. 



' ' This species is common on rocky ledges and trunks of yuccas in 

 southeastern California. In the Panamint Mountains it is found at 

 an altitude of 7,500 feet." 



Specimens were secured in the following localities: Lone Pine, 

 Emigrant Canon, Coal Kilns, Lone Willow Springs, Pilot Knob, 

 Little Owens' Lake, and Lanes Mill, California. "A few individuals 

 were seen on yuccas in Antelope Valley near Manzana." 



