

HERPETOLOGY OF PORTO RICO. 603 



lip; a third blackish line, but considerably fainter, on lower edge of 

 mandible, being more distinct between ear and shoulder; flanks and 

 underside Naples-yellow, a stripe on upper labials over ear to shoul- 

 der more primrose-yellow; on Hanks a series of oblique, elongated 

 spots of brightest gamboge yellow narrowly margine'd with black; 

 .skin of dewlap bright crimson anteriorly verging into dark rose-pink, 

 posteriorly into orange, the distant scales arranged in rows and 

 colored gamboge-yellow. 



Three specimens (No. 26800-2) collected at Catano, near San Juan 

 (sea level), the next day were browner above and postocular streak 

 less dark; no 3 T ellow spots on sides. 



An adult male (No. 26809; L. S. No. 9018) collected at Pueblo Viejo 

 (also near San Juan and at sea level) on February 17 was above almost 

 olive-yellow, gradually fading into the pale waxy-yellow of the belly; 

 head nearly tawny ochraceous; supralabials to oar primrose-yellow; 

 in continuation with this line a well-detined dusky band from ear to 

 loin sprinkled minutely with gamboge-yellow and with several irreg- 

 ular cross markings of the same color on Hanks; tail and limbs faintly 

 crossbarred with dusky; a black postocular spot, but a dark postocu- 

 lar band is only faintly indicated; dewlap crimson as in No. 26799. 



Another adult m<t/< , same localit}- and date (No. 26810), is similar, 

 but color above more dark olive, strongly contrasting with the flanks, 

 which are bright Indian-yellow; a few dusky specks in the olive- 

 colored area. 



In none of the above specimens was there an}^ lateral pale band 

 beyond the shoulders. I have recorded two specimens, however, both 

 taken at Pueblo Viejo, the same locality as the ones described above, 

 on February 11 and 17, respectively, which had a light band on the 

 flanks when alive. Of these, No. 26808 (L. S. No. 9015) is quite young. 

 Above rich tawney brown, with irregular dusk} r markings; upper 

 mandible and a stripe over the ear to the shoulder sulphur-yellow, 

 continued behind to the groin, but duller ochre-yellow, and bordered 

 above and below by a dusky line; underside pale straw-yellow. 



The other specimen, No. 26811 (L. S. No. 9020), .is quite similar to 

 Nos. 26809 and 26810, described above, but upper side and flanks are 

 rather densely speckled with blackish; the supralabial-supraauricular 

 band is primrose-yellow to the shoulders and continues beyond as a 

 distinct gamboge-yellow band to the groin, the flanks underneath it 

 being pale olive with yellow, dusky-margined vertical markings like 

 No. 2*')7 , .» < .»; as in all the other specimens, the dewlap is crimson. 



Curiously enough this yellow lateral band, which in this species 

 appears to be exceptional, fades out entirely in the alcoholic speci- 

 mens, while it is permanent in the allied A. krugi. 



Habitat. — Anoliis pulelu'llux, as mentioned above, is not confined to 

 Porto Rico, but is recorded as numerous in the Virgin islands, speci- 



