NOTES ON HAWAIIAN REPTILES FRO^I THE ISLAND OF 



MAUL 



By Richard C. McGregor, 



Of the FhiUppine Museum, Manila, Philippine IsUunh. 



As there has been no report on the lizards of Maui, the following' 

 notes on specimens, collected by the author during the winter of 

 1899-1900, may be of interest. The names are taken from the paper 

 on Hawaiian Land Reptiles,'' by Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, who has 

 kindly verified my identifications. All measurements are in inches 

 and hundredths. 



The specimens are in the U. S. National Museum. 



HEMIDACTYLUS GARNOTII Dumeril and Bibron. 

 ITemidadylns garnotii Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXI, 1899, p. 792. 



One specimen (Cat. No. 31268 U.S.N.M.) was taken at Maalaea 

 Landing, March 8, 1900. Colors in life: Back marked with brown, 

 black, and white; the white in regular rows of spots from snout to 

 near end of tail; underside of body light lemon yellow, becoming 

 very pale, almost white on throat and chin: underside of tail salmon, 

 darker distally. 



Another specimen (Cat. No. 31207 U.S.N.M.) was taken in February 

 from beneath loose stones on summit of a hill near Lahaina. The 

 eggs were first found at about 1,000 feet elevation in lao Valley, where 

 eight were taken from beneath small stones. They are nearly spheri- 

 cal in shape, being thus easily distinguished from those of the skink. 

 The pure white shell is firm and brittle and of fine texture. Six 

 examples measure as follows: 



.10 by .30 .43 by .38 .10 by .30 inches 

 .11 by .37 .15 by .10 .10 by .31 inches 



Of seven incubated eggs taken December 27, one was found hatched 

 on January 13, about one-third of the shell having been broken away 



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