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between tlie eyes, or tliey may be in the form of irregularly 

 extended spots. 



We foimd H. haudini common at Cuatotolapam. Most of the 

 specimens were taken duiing night rains on the banana trees at 

 San Juan (Fig. 2). At these times they were very noisy, During- 

 the day we fonnd them secreted nnder boards. in tlie bases of the 

 leaves of such large leaved plants as the "elephant ears", bananas, etc. 

 They were observed breeding in a pond near La Laja Creek on 

 July 17. 



Coleonyx eleyans Gray. 



2 specimens seen and one taken at Cuatotolapam. 



In life the ground color of this specimen was reddish brown, 

 the crossbars black and the interspaces whitish. 



The only two individuals seen were under boards in the sheds 

 at San Juan. 



Anolis hiporcatus (Wiegmann), 



3 specimens taken at Cuatotolapam. 



The specimens obtained agree closely both in scutellation and 

 measurements (see below) with those described by Boülengee (Cat Liz. 

 Brit.Mus., Vol. 2,p. 88),andthus likehismaterialdifterfrom the specimen 

 described by Bocourt (in: Miss, sc. Mexique, Rept., p. 98) in having a 

 shorter tibia. Boulenger's specimens all came from farther south while 

 Bocouet's was said to be from the type locality "Mexico", so that 

 it cannot be held that the Mexican specimens indicate a separate 

 race. It seems highly probable that Bocouet's measurements were 

 faulty or his specimen abnormal, for there are apparently no other 

 characters in which his specimens differ from ours or those de- 

 scribed by Boülengee. From the fact that the species had not 

 otherwise been known from Mexico, Cope ^) concluded that Bocouet's 

 specimen was wrongly labeled and that Wiegmann's A. hiporcatus 

 applied to Ä. petersii, a larger and well known Mexican species. 

 The finding of these specimens in Vera Cruz proves that the smaller 

 form occurs in Mexico, so that there is no reason on this ground 

 for rejecting Bocouet's Identification of A. hiporcatus. 



The two males and one female secured are quite similar in 

 coloration, The ground color above varies from pale to dark oli- 



1) in: Bull. U. 8. nation. Mus., Vol. 3'2, p. 31. 



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