134 'THE HERPETOLOGY OF CUBA. 
the insertion of the fore limb and extending for about one third the length of 
the side is a fairly permanent feature. Dewlap yellow in life, sometimes chang- 
ing to pinkish in alcohol. 
Dimensions: — Total length 444 mm. 
Tip of snout to vent 141 mm. 
Vent to tip of tail 303 mm. 
Width of head 21 mm. 
Fore leg 57 mm. 
Hind leg 94 mm. 
The adults of this species do not vary much inter se. A most astonishing 
series of changes in form takes place, however, during the growth of the indi- 
vidual. The half-grown and young, owing to their usually appearing in the 
vivid green dress and apparently remaining in the tree-tops all the time, are 
extremely difficult to find; especially since the species is far from abundant 
in the most favorable localities. We have in the M. C. Z. three choice immature 
‘examples, one from Santiago (Wirt Robinson coll.), one from San Diego de los 
Banos (Barbour coll.) and one from the woods at Rio Seco near San Carlos, 
Guantanamo (Ramsden coll.). All of these are smaller than any recorded and 
the example last mentioned is very young, the umbilicus being but incom- 
pletely closed. This specimen measures but 40 mm. from snout to vent, while 
the tail is 96 mm. long. The other two examples are about twice this size, 
but one has a pattern of colouration similar to that which we shall describe, 
while the other was uniform green. This specimen is brilliant green with four 
white bands crossing the body, their ends on each side being joined by a white 
lateral line. There is a white stripe along the upper lip and the dewlap in life 
was olive-green. On the surface of the head all the scales are quite flat and 
smooth, but nevertheless their arrangement and distribution is in perfect con- 
formity with the condition seen in the adults, and there can be no doubt as to 
all our specimens being conspecific. The capture of these specimens also makes 
it quite certain that we were not failing to recognize the young of the species 
and were calling it by another name, as has been thought possible. This species 
attains the largest size of any member of the genus, reaching a length of about 
50 em. 
Like the other giant Anoles of Jamaica, Haiti, and Porto Rico, the adults 
of the Cuban form though far from common may still be quite easily found by 
searching in orchards, especially of mango trees and in groves of palms. The 
young probably remain hidden in the dense foliage of the tree-tops to escape 
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