118 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Apfil, 



GerrhonotUS Wiegman (Isi?, 1828, p. 379). 



Subgenus Gerrhonotus Wieg. Type Gerrhonotus tessellatus Wieg. 

 ( = G. liocephalus Wieg.)- By designation of Fitzinger {Syst. Rept., 

 21, 1843). 



Subgenus Barissia Gray {Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1838, p. 390). Type 

 Barissia imbricata Gray. By designation of Stejneger {Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.,XUI, 183, 1890). 



XANTUSIIDiE. 



XantUBia Baird (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1858, p. 255). 



Monotype Xantusia vigilis Bd. 



Zablepsis Cope (Amer. Naturalist, 1895, p. 758). 



Type Xantusia henshawi Stej. B}'^ original designation. 



Amoebopsis Cope (Amer. Naturalist, 1895, p. 758). 



Type Xantusia gilberti Van Den. By original designation. 



TEIID^. 

 Cnemidoplieraa Wagler (Syst. Amph., 154, 1830). 



Subgenus Cnemidophorus Wagl. Type Seps murinus Laur. By 

 designation of Fitzinger {Syst. Rept., 20, 1843). Dr. H. Gadow, in an 

 interesting analysis' of this genus (P. Z. S. London, 1906, 1, p. 288), 

 makes reference to C. sexlineatus as being the type. But in no way 

 could this be, for it is not one of the species enumerated by Wagler. 



Subgenus Verticaria Cope {Proc. Am. Phil. Sac, 1869, p. 158). Type 

 Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Cope. By original designation. 



SOINOIDuE. 



LygOSOma Gray (Zool. Journal, III, 1827, p. 228). 



Monotype Lacerta serpens Bloch ( = L. chalcides Linn.). 



Subgenus Liolepisma Dum. and Bib. {Erp. Gen., V, 742, 1839). 

 Monotype Scincus telfairi Desj . 



= Oligosoma Girard (1857). Type Mocoa zelandica. 

 PlMtiodon Dum. and Bib. (Erp. Gen., V, 697, 1839). 



Type Lacerta quinquelineata Linn. By designation of Fitzinger 

 {Syst. Rept., p. 22, 1843). 



Eumeces Wiegman {Herp. Mex., p. 36, 1834) can not be used for this 

 genus. Wiegman included in it three species : 



1. Scincus pavimentatus Geofi. < Plestiodon D. and B., 1839. 



2. Scincus rufescens Merreni = type of Eumeces Fitz., 1843. 



3. Scincus punctatus Schn. = type of Eumeces D. and B., 1839. 

 The selection of S. punctatus Schn. (not Riopa punctata Gray, 1839) 



