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John H. Frick, Warrenton, reports this lizard from War- 

 ren and Franklin Counties. I have collected four spec- 

 imens in Jefferson County. 



Habits. — This species is found under rocks and logs 

 on slopes with southern exposure, but not as abundantly 

 as E. quinquermeati(s. Its food consists of insects. 



Dates of capture. — Apr. 7, 27; July 24. 

 Genus leiolopisma.' 



Body fusiform, cylindrical. Head short, pyramidal. No supranasal 

 plates. Limbs well developed. Nostrils pierced in the nasal plate. Eye- 

 lids well developed, movable, lower eyelid with a transparent disk. 

 Tympanum not covered with integument. Palatine bones in contact 

 on the median line of the palate. Scales smooth. 



43. Leiolopisma laterale Say. Ground Lizard. 



Liolepisma laterale, Lygosoma lateralis, Oligosoma gemming erii, Oli- 

 gosoma laterale, Mocoa lateralis, Tiliqua lateralis, Scincus lateralis, 

 Lygosoma laterale. 



Description. — Rostral broadly in contact with fronto-nasal, the portion 

 visible from above much smaller than the latter shield; no supranasals; 

 nostril in the center of a single shield; no post-nasal; fronto-nasal, in 

 contact with frontal, broader than long; prefrontals not in contact; an- 

 terior loreal in touch with first supra-labial, in contact with second 

 supralabial, fronto-parietal and prefrontals; frontal much longer than 

 its distance from tip of snout, shorter than length of fronto-parietals 

 and interparietal together, very v.ide in front, tapering nearly to a 

 point behind, in contact with first and second supraoculars; four supra- 

 oculars, second largest; fronto-parietals long and narrow, longer than 

 interparietal, which is shaped like the frontal but not so long; parietals 

 long and narrow, as long as frontal, in contact behind interparietal; 

 four pairs of nuchals, first not in contact; lower eyelid granular with 

 a small, transparent disk; seven supralabials, fifth under the eye, sixth 

 largest; a very large upper temporal, fan-shaped with the apex forward, 

 in contact with the entire outer edge of the parietal ; ear-opening large, 

 as large as eye, without lobules along the anterior border; a single un- 

 paired pentagonal shield behind the mental; 28 smooth scales around 

 the middle of the body, those on the sides but slightly smaller; two 

 large preanal plates with a small one on each side; hind leg contained 

 about three times in distance from snout to vent; fore and hind legs 

 fail to meet when appressed along the side; 16 lamellae under longest 



