352 G. E. Verrill — Fauna of the Island of Dominica. 



8. Anolis leachii Gray. "Chameleon." 



Very abundant and widely distributed. Found at all elevations. 

 A very lively and beautiful species. A peculiarity of this lizard is 

 the effect upon it of whistling or music, causing it to stop and listen 

 attentively and even allow itself to be caught. 



Family, Teiid^. 



9. Amiva plei D. aud B., var. brachiosquamatUS, nov. Cope. " Arbalo " 



(Pat.). 



Prof. E. D. Cope describes this new sub-species as follows : 

 "Differs from typical forms in having numerous rows of small 

 brachial scales as in A. major, instead of one large row as in typical 

 A. plei. Three supraorbital plates. Otherwise as in A. plei.'''' 



Very abundant in the lowlands, particularly in the cane-fields, 

 where on a hot, sunny day they may be seen by hundreds. They 

 are exceedingly quick in their motions and run with great raj^idity, 

 so that they can only be procured by shooting. This species grows 

 very large, frequently attaining a length of two or three feet. 



I think there are at least two species of " Arbalos," but we only 

 succeeded in obtaining one. 



Family, Scincid^. 



10. Mabuia agilis nigropunctata Spix. Skiuk. 



Common, but shy and difficult to catch. Generally found in rather 

 damj) places and at quite an elevation. 



Order, C HE L ONI A. 

 Family, Testudinid.e. 



11. Testudo tabulata Liuu. Turtle. 



Our specimen came from the island of Tortohi, but we were told 

 that they were also found in Dominica, though rare. 



Species obtained by Mr. Fred. A. Ober, in addition to the above List. 



Mr. Ober obtained four species of reptiles (no batrachians), in 

 Dominica, which are described by Prof. E. D. Cope in the Proc. 

 Amer. Philos. Soc, vol. xviii, p. 274. 



Of these four species one was also obtained by us, Opheoniorphus 

 jalicB, the others I give below to complete so far as possible, the 

 herpetology of this' island, though I feel sure the list of species is 

 still far from complete, especially among the lizards. 



12. (1.) Mabuia cepedei Gray. 



13. (2.) Xiphosurus oculatns Cope. 



14. (3.) Alsophis SiboniuS Cope. 



