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the Sierra Maestra equally rugose. There seem to be more canthal 

 scales in the lizards from the Isle of Pines, but this character is not 

 a fixed one in Cuban specimens. I do not really feel able specifically 

 to separate the two groups of individuals, in spite of a distinct feeling 

 that in general these creatures impress one in a perfectly inexpressible 

 way as being different. 



13. Norops ophiolepis (Cope). 



The grass-lizard of the Isle of Pines seems to be absolutely the same 

 as the one found in Cuba, as far as scutation goes. In color it seems to 

 be rather more brilliant, the mid-dorsal stripe extending a little further 

 forward on the region of the nape. In general the size is distinctly 

 larger. Mr. Link obtained a large series of this lizard at Los Indios, 

 while Brooks, Rodriguez, and I found it abundant and obtained a 

 number of specimens in the open-plains country near Nueva Gerona, 

 where there was abundant bunch-grass. It is a lizard which lives 

 entirely in the grass, never being found in even the lowest bushes. 



14. Cyclura macleayi Gray. 



The iguana is common upon the Isle of Pines, and is usually to be 

 found in the scrub on the flanks of the Sierras and in the savannas 

 about the coasts. Here the tracks may often be seen in the sand. 

 We did not see tracks nor specimens, nor did we hear of its occurring 

 in the pine-barrens. As Mr. Link's collection contained a fine series 

 of these bulky creatures, and as our stock of alcohol and containers 

 was somewhat limited, we preserved no iguanas. A study of Link's 

 series enables me to state, that, although there are a few characters 

 which usually appear to be slightly different from those in the Cuban 

 representatives, the individual variation is nevertheless too great to 

 make it wise to recognize two races. 



15. Leiocephalus carinatus Gray. 



This lizard, which has been aptly termed the " lion-lizard " by 

 some of the English-speaking colonists in the Bahamas, and which 

 is usually called by the Spaniards Raborocado or Perico, is found 

 abundantly about the cliffs near the sea-shore in the Isle of Pines, as 

 in Cuba. I do not believe that individuals from the two localities 

 are specifically separable. 



