238 NOTES UiN CALIFORNIA ANIMALS. 



LACEKTILIA. Lizakds, Ac. 



Eumeces skiltoiiiauus B. & G. SMUon's SJcinlc. 



Obtained by Fiof. E. 1). Cope near the United States lisli-iiatchiiig 

 establislinient on MeCloud Iliver diirinj;- his trip throiii;h Northern 

 California in 1882, and by Dr. J. S. dewberry, on Pitt Kiver, during 

 the Paeific llailroad expeditions in 1855. 

 Gerrhonotus multicarinatus B. «& G. Manij-lceelcd Lizard. 



Conunoii in dry situations along the Lower MeCloud River, where 

 numerous speciineus were obtained. This elegant Lizard, the largest in 

 the region, was particularly numerous among the limestone rocks on 

 the hilis. Its presence is usually made known by the sudden rustling 

 of the dry leaves as it makes a rush for cover. It has much cariosity, 

 however, and is easily secured when it pauses to watch one with its 

 bright eyes. The Indians suppose it poisonous, but, like all other Lizards 

 of the United States, except, perhaps, the Gila Monster {Eclodcrina 

 }<ii.sj)iclHm), it is harmless. Its sharp teeth will soon bring the blood 

 on on(^'s hands if it is handled carelessly. 

 Gerrhonotus scincicaudus Skiltou. SJcinlc-tailed Lizard. 



Not represented in my collection, but obtained at Fort Reading by 

 Dr. Hammond. 

 Sceloporus undulatUs (Harlan). AU'ujator Lizard. 



Abundant everywhere among the foot-bills of Shasta County. 



SceloporiLS undulatus thayeri (Ilarlau). Thayer's Alligalor Lizard. 



Obtained by Professor Cope on the Lower MeCloud. 

 Scelopurus consobrinus gratiosus (B. & G.). New Mexican Alligalor Lizard. 



Taken on Upper Pitt River by Dr. Newberry. 



Phryaosoma douglassi pygmeea (Boll) Yarrow.* rifjiny Horned Lizard. 



The only Horned Toads met with in Northern California were obtained 

 at the western base of Mount Shasta in 18S3. With the exception of 

 one specimen found by Prof. Gilbert Thompson (in charge of the topo- 

 graphical division U. S. Geological Survey), they were of most dimin- 

 utive size. Species of the genus Fhrynosoma do not appear to occur 

 west of the Sierras, in Northern California, the presence of pyfjnuva 

 being simply due to its having ranged southward from Oregon as far 

 as Mount Shasta until it reached the mountain barrier to its progress. 



r. conmatum, of Central and Southern California, is not found as far 

 north as the Upper Sacramento Valley ; therefore the genus is probably 

 not represented at all in this latitude between the Sierra Nevadas and 

 the coast. 



*/'. dowjluHfii piigmaa was described by Yarrow (I'roc. Nat. Mus. 1883, p. 443). Spi-ci- 

 nicus obtained from Dcscbutes Kivcr, Orej^on, I'^ort WnHu Walla, Wash. Tor. 



