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before becoming exhausted. They would then sink below the 

 surface, and if watched carefully they may have been found to rise 

 again farther down stream to swim towards the bank, though Mr. 

 Rhoads had not seen them reach it under these difficulties. 



Another variety, green and blue in color, was found up to 3,500 

 feet elevation, at least to Chanchan. It lives about the streams on 

 the edges of forests. When the sun appears these lizards would keep 

 along the edges of the water. One was seen to cross a small stream 

 near Bucay. 

 Liocephalus iridescens Gunther. 



One from between Huigra to Rio Chiguancay, 1909-1911, secured 

 by Dr. Meitzner. 

 Liocephalus guntheri Boulenger. 



Mr. Rhoads secured eight at Rio Bamba in April, 1911, and one 

 on a trip from Hacienda Gorzon to the foot of Mount Pichincha, 

 on May 11, 1911, at an elevation of 10,500 feet. Of the Bucay 

 examples, one was young and shows two lateral white lines, the 

 first from the hind eye-edge and second from below ear. 



TEIIDuE. 

 Ameiva septemlineata A. Dum6ril. 



One from camp at junction of Rio Chiguancay and Rio Chanchan 

 in March, 1911, two from Huigra in April, and six from Bucay in 

 July. All obtained by Mr. Rhoads. Some examples vary in having 

 an outer or fourth row of ventral plates, sometimes rudimentary 

 or again better developed. Most larger examples show no median 

 streak down the back, and present in only one case. 

 Proctoporus unicolor (Gray). 



One from Hacienda Gorzon to the foot of Mount Pichincha on 

 May 16, 1911. Taken by Mr. Rhoads. 



VENEZUELA. 



The Amphibians and Reptiles from Venezuela form part of the 

 collections of natural history objects brought together by Mr. 

 Francis E. Bond. Like the fishes, which I have previously reported, 

 they were all secured in the Orinoco delta region during the late winter 

 and early spring of 1911. Mr. Bond has kindly given the collec- 

 tion to the museum of the Academy. 



HYLIDiE. 

 Hyla maxima (Laurenti). 



One from near the mouth of the Manamo, found on a palm leaf. 



