10 ON THE WEST INDIAN TEIID^E 



fold, on the breast and in front of the arms. The head is 

 red, brownish above and white below after the red has 

 disappeared in the alcohol. Limbs olive reticulated with 

 brown or black. 



On younger specimens the back is lighter in color, the 

 transverse lines are more distinctly limited and discon- 

 nected from similar vertical streaks on the flanks, and the 

 thorax and Hanks are olive. Some have on the fore part 

 of the body at the upper edge of the flank a faint line of 

 light. The darker colors lie at the lower edges of the 

 flanks, where there is a tendency to black margins on the 

 scales. The bellies of some are olive, of others yellowish. 



On very } r oung ones the light line at each edge of the 

 back extends from the neck to the base of the tail. Half- 

 way down the flank there is another streak extending from 

 the arm to the femur. 



Thirty-four specimenswere secured on St. Christopher's. 

 They leave no doubt as to the identity of the species and 

 make it evident that the A. erythrops from St. Eustatia is 

 not entitled to more than varietal distinction. 



Ameiva analifeka Cope, 1869. 



The femoral pores range from twenty-one to twenty- 

 five. St. Barts. 



A variety of this species is found on Anguilla. It dif- 

 fers slightly in squamatiou, but is easily distinguished by 

 the color ; lighter brown anteriorly , with large light grey or 

 olive spots posteriorly, which gives the hind legs the ap- 

 pearance of being grey reticulated with brown. 



Ameiva corvina Cope, 1862. 



Between representatives from Sombrero and others from 

 llayti there is apparently very little difference. 



