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Top of head, dark olive green; spaces on sides of head from 

 nostril to eye, light blue. Ground color of back, rich, dark 

 brown; light stripes (with the exception of the two lower ones 

 which are light green) yellowish green; spots in the dark inter- 

 spaces, huffy yellow. The sides present a barred and mottled 

 appearance as in some examples of C. tesselatus, the colors being 

 dark brown and light green . Base of tail, salmon ; along median 

 line, olive green ; the stripes along the sides of the tail are buff, 

 bordered below by a narrow blue line. Upper surfaces of fore- 

 limits, blackish brown mottled with buff. Hind-limbs, clove 

 brown marbled with buff. Underside of head and throat, pink. 

 Underparts from throat almost to vent, dark blue. A patch of 

 blue-black between the fore-limbs. A few white scales on the 

 sides of the belly giving it a mottled appearance as seen from the 

 side. A blue line along the inner surfaces of the fore-limbs. 

 Under surfaces of tail and limbs, bluish-white. Total length 10| 

 in. Length to vent 3f in., 16 femoral pores. Locality, Waco, 

 lexas. 



Ditinars has published an interesting account of the breeding 

 habits of Eumeces quinquelineatus L. and I can verify all of his 

 statements excepting in regard to the number of eggs of this 

 species, which he says are 3 or 4. The several sets that I have 

 found were all of 8 eggs each. 



Some of our specimens of this species retain the young type of 

 coloration when they are almost full-grown. I have a male 

 specimen with a length of head and body of nearly four inches, 

 that has the usual red head, hut the rest of the body is colored 

 as is the "/asciatus" type. 



While 1 was working in Burnet County, Texas, two years ago, 

 1 collected a number of examples of the rare and interesting short- 

 lined skink (Eumeces brevilineatvs Cope). In tearing up an old 

 log I found a female of this species and four small oval eggs about 

 l."> mm. in length. I can not be positive that these eggs be- 

 longed to this lizard as they were accidently crushed in the col- 

 lecting can, so that I could not save them to hatch, but I am. 

 pretty sure of it, from their resemblance to those of quinqueli- 

 neatus. 



The eggs of Leiolepisma laterale Say are 3 or 4 in number and 

 are deposited under the bark of fallen trees or in hollow logs. 

 They measure about 9 or 10 mm. in length. 



