650 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



very low, curved nuchal flap and a still lower dorsal fold, with a distinct 

 depression between them at the shoulders. 



The young, as observed near Utuado, are pea-green with brownish 

 spots arranged longitudinally with a pale stripe on flank from shoulder 

 to groin, and one down the middle of the back, the latter interrupted 

 by spots of dark brown; underside, whitish. When caught they 

 change immediately to a more or less uniform brown. 



Habitat. — Like Anolis gundlachi, the present species is peculiar to 

 Porto Rico and has almost the identical vertical distribution. In the 

 eastern part of the island we found it on the slopes of El Yunque from 

 about 800 feet up nearly to the top, while in the west we traced it 

 from above Utuado to Adjuntas. Near Utuado I saw it only in a deep 

 wooded ravine facing north, in which the animals of the higher regions 

 probably descend farther down than in the surrounding country and 

 still more so than on the south slope of the mountain chain, (rener- 

 all} r speaking, Anolis evermanni is confined to the coffee belt. 



List of specimens of Anolis evermanni. 



