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Cul)a, and scJircibcrsii and mclanochlonts (jf Hispaniola, the pre- 

 frontals, while three in number, are relatively small and uniform in 

 size and as a rule are completely, or nearly completely, separated by 

 the median series of scales on the snout. In inaguae, the second pre- 

 frontals are prominent, fairly large and usually in contact with each 

 other. 



LEIOCEPHALUS MACROPUS Cope 



Lioccphahis macro pus Cope, Proc. Acad. Sci. Philadelphia, 1S62, p. 184. 



U.S.N.M. nos. 81671-2 and no. 81674 were collected at Rio Puerco, 

 Province of Oriente, Cuba, on August 29 and 30, 1930; no. 81680 at 

 the mouth of the Magdalena River in Oriente on August 29, 1930; 

 nos. 81681-4 from Punta Icacos, Oriente Province, on August 30, 

 1930; nos. 81688-9 from Cabo Cruz on August 31, 1930. 



LEIOCEPHALUS PSAMMODROMUS Barbour 



Leioccplialtts pscuiimodroinus Barbour, Copeia, vol. 85, p. yz, 1920. 



Two series of almost topotypic lizards were collected in the Turks 

 Island Group — U.S.N.M. nos. 81303-28 from Long Cay, August i, 

 1930 and nos. 81329-43 from Sand Cay, August 2, 1930. 



Several localities from the neighboring Caicos Group yielded the 

 following specimens: U.S.N.M. nos. 81384-7 from Fort George Cay 

 on July 24, 1930; nos. 81388-92 from Stubb Cay, Fort George Group, 

 on July 25, 1930; nos. 81393-6 from Water Cay, Fort George Group, 

 on July 24, 1930; nos. 81397-8 from Pine Cay on July 24, 1930; nos. 

 81399-409 from I-X)ng Cay near South Caicos on July 29, 1930; nos. 

 81410-11 from Lorimer Creek on Grand Caicos on July 26, 1930; no. 

 81412 from Sugar Loaf Island of the Providentiales Group on August 

 4, 1930. 



On all the cays (Pine Cay, Water Cay, Fort George Cay) we found hzards 

 and wherever possible secured specimens. There is a ground species that partly 

 curls its tail, probably a relative of the curled tail lizard. 



LEIOCEPHALUS RAVICEPS Cope 



Liocephahis raviceps Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1862, p. 183. 



As late as the publication of Barbour's " Herpetology of Cuba '' in 

 1919, the scarcity of this species in collections made its distribution in 

 Cuba a matter of uncertainty. Since that date, however, the species 

 has been collected rather ahtmdantly, and the following records of it 



