20. PLESTIODON 583 



This species lives also in western and central Oregon, 

 where it has been taken in the Willamette Valley, and at 

 Salem, Marion County; Fort Klamath, Klamath County; 

 on the Deschutes River; and at Diamond, Harney County. 



In Washington, it has been reported from Clark's Fork 

 of the Lower Kootenai River, and I have seen a specimen 

 from Pullman, Whitman County. 



Boulenger records it from Vancouver Island, British 

 Columbia. 



In Idaho, it has been collected near Boise, Ada County 

 and at Fort Hall, Bingham County. 



In Nevada, it has been taken on James Creek, on the 

 most northern of the Carlin Peaks in the Cortez Moun- 

 tains. 



In Utah, specimens have been caught near Beaver, in the 

 oak belt of the foothills near Mt. Baldy, and in Wild Cat 

 Canyon, Beaver County; eight miles southeast from Levan, 

 Juab County; and at 6,500 feet on Mill Creek, near Belle- 

 vue, Washington County. 



In Lower California, this skink has been recorded from 

 Los Coronados Islands (East, North and South islands), 

 Ensenada, San Pedro Martir Mountains, and near Cape San 

 Lucas.* 



Habits. — This lizard seems to be most abundant in damp 

 places such as are found throughout the redwood forests of 

 the Coast Range. Here it is usually found under decaying 

 logs or behind the loose bark or old stumps. It often is 

 rather slow of movement and may easily be caught with the 

 hands, but in warm weather is very quick and active. Its 

 food consists of insects. Vegetable matter is sometimes found 

 in its stomach, but is the food of caterpillars eaten by the 

 lizard. 



* *Thc original record is given as Cape San Lucas, but a label in the jar with the speci- 

 mens reads "Fort Tcjon, Cal.." so that this species may not occur in the Cape Region 

 of Lower Cahfornia. 



