Cnemidophorus (Genus) 

 43. Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (Linne). 



SIX-LINED RACE-RUNNER. 

 This Race Runner ranges from Florida to 

 Maryland, west to Mexico, and north to Michigan. 

 SCINCIDAE (Family) Eumeces (Genus) 



44. Eumeces fasciatus (Linne). 

 BLUE-TAILED LIZARD. SKINK. SCORPION. 



This, one of our most interesting eastern liz- 

 ards, was formerly abundant at Cincinnati; speci- 

 mens are still taken here. Eumeces fasciatus var- 

 ies so much in color, scutellation, and proportions 

 with age and sex, that it has been given over a 

 dozen scientific names. The female incubates the 

 eggs, lying curled laterally around them in a hol- 

 low in a rotten log. The eggs are usually ten in 

 number, and the young, when born, have tails of 

 brilliant blue. This color is retained for several 

 years. Specimens are often found with forked or 

 double tail, due to the lizard's power to cast off 

 and regenerate this organ at will. 



LEPOSTERNIDAE (Family) 

 Rhineura (Genus) 



45. Rhineura floridana (Baird) 

 FLORIDA WORM LIZARD. 



This peculiar species, superficially resembling 

 an earthworm, is confined to peninsular Florida. 

 In life, the color is a lustrous pink. The worm 

 lizard leads a subterranean life: very little is known 

 of its habits. 



SERPENTES (Suborder) 



