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of ear opening; separated from the semicircles by three or four scales; supra- 
ocular dises large and broadly in contact with the semicircles; canthus rostralis 
very prominent and composed of but two greatly elongate scales, three or four 
elongate scales which overlap broadly form a ridge over three fourths of the eye; 
loreal rows very irregular, about four; lower eyelid very broad covered with 
minute granules; subocular semicircle feebly developed, its scales not greatly 
enlarged; six supralabials, four long and two short, the fourth under the centre 
of the eye, temporal seales scarcely differentiated, feebly keeled and slightly 
imbricate; no indication of a supratemporal line; scales of back composed of 
about twenty-one enlarged, keeled, and imbricate scales, those of sides decreas- 
ing in size vertically and sharply differentiated from the enlarged, keeled, and 
strongly imbricate ventrals, the largest middorsals are considerably larger than 
the ventrals; body slim, no nuchal nor dorsal fold; limbs medium, the adpressed 
hind limb reaches to between the ear opening and eye; digits slender, pectinate 
but without dilations; tail slightly compressed, without trace of verticils; the 
middorsal row of caudals enlarged and with continuous keels; postanal scales 
very slightly enlarged. 
Colour (in life): — Brown, a dorsal stripe of light brown and two lateral 
white stripes on each side. The dark brown area between the middorsal and 
upper lateral stripes often cut into a series of squares by narrow and rather 
faint pale cross-bars. Fore limbs dark brown, hind limbs lighter brown, 
sometimes distinctly cross barred with darker. In young individuals the 
middorsal stripe is rarely conspicuous. 
Dimensions: — Total length 89 mm. 
Tip of snout to vent 28 mm. 
Vent to tip of tail 61 mm. 
Width of head 5 mm. 
Fore limb 9 mm. 
Hind limb 18 mm. 
The little Cuban grass lizard is found throughout the Island as far west as 
Guane and is not uncommon in open grassy pastures on dry hillsides and in the 
more or less sterile savanna land; but from the nature of the country it is not 
surprising that it should be much more common in central and western than in 
eastern Cuba. It is abundant in the fallow fields of San Carlos Estate near 
Guantanamo (Ramsden). In colour it fits admirably with dry grass or cane- 
trash. It is extremely active and is far more often seen than caught. It is 
