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Specimens examined, 23; specimens preserved, 23; specimens studied, 19. 



Range. — Oklahoma and Texas, east to Florida and the South Atlantic 

 States and north to the southern parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 

 Virginia and extreme southeastern Pennsylvania. The range of the large- 

 headed skink in Ohio has been found to be in the southern counties, espe- 

 cially in the unglaciated area and the counties bordering the Ohio River (Map 

 5) . Localities are: 



Map 5. Ohio locality records and general 

 range of the Large-headed Skink, Eumeces 

 laliceps. 



Adams County: Ohio Brush Creek, E of West Union (OSM 400). Athens 

 County: lYi mi. N of Athens (OU). Clermont County: Near Mt. Carmel 

 (CSNH I942A-C); Union Twp. (TZS 1964). Darke County: Greenville (CU 

 7050). Hamilton County: (CSNH 144-5; TZS 2420); Cincinnati (CSNH 149); 

 Riverside, Cincinnati (CSNH 150A-B); Union Levee, Cincinnati (CSNH 1666). 

 Hocking County: Crane Hollow, Laurel Twp. (OSM 463); Good Hope Twp. 

 (OSM 191.1, 412.1. 417.1; TZS 292, 1554-6). Muskingum County: Dillon Falls, 

 Licking River, Falls Twp. (OSM 475). 



Habitat and Habits. — Apparently the large-headed skink prefers a dry 

 habitat. All those taken were on bare rocks, cliflFs, on dry hillsides, or in 

 trees, except for three small ones discovered in a sawdust pile. Large speci- 



