HERPKTOLOGY OF PORTO RICO. 



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last of specimens of Sphserodaclylus grandisquamis — ( iontinued. 



SPHAERODACTYLUS MONENSIS" (Meerwarth). 



1901. Sphaerodactylus mucrolepis <i rnonensis Meerwarth, Mitth. Naturb. Mus. 

 Hamburg, XVIII, p. 20 (type locality, Mona Island; types, Ham- 

 burg Mus., nos. 1207a-b). 



This form is diagnosed by Mr. Meerwarth as having 16 to 48 scale 

 rows around the body and as having the scales on the upper side of 

 the snout imbricate. 



Through the kindness of the authorities of the Naturhistorische 

 Museum in Hamburg I was allowed to examine the two type speci- 

 mens. I found the scales decidedly smaller than in specimens of 

 S. macrolepis from St. Thomas, consequently still smaller than in 

 S. grandisquamis. The specimens are quite young and pale. On the 

 smallest there are indications of the shoulder band. The scales on the 

 chest are keeled. 



Habitat. — This species seems to be confined to Mona Island, where 

 a couple of specimens were collected in 1891 hy Mr. Bock and sent to 

 the museum in Hamburg. 



Genus MABUYA& Fitzinger. 



1826. Spondylurus Fitzinger, Neue Class. Rept., p. 23 (type Scincus sloatill 



Daudin). 

 1826. Mabuya Fitzinger, Neue Class. Rept., p. 23 (type M. carinata Fitzinger). 

 1830. Euprepis Wagler, Nat. Syst. Amph., p. 161 (type S. multifasciatus Kuiil). 

 1834. Euprepes Wiegmann, Herpet. Mex., p. 36 (emended). 

 L845. Mabouya Gray, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., p. 93 (emended). 

 1848. ElabUes Gistel, Naturg. Thierr., p. ix (subst. for Euprepis Wagler) 

 1862. Mabuia Cope, Proc. Phila. Acad., 1862, p. 185 (emended). 



« Monensis=i rom Mona Island. 



&A word of Carib origin applied to several kinds of lizards. 



