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14. Uta mearnsi Stejneger. MEARNS'S LIZARD. 



Uta mearnsi, STEJN., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, 1894, p. 589 

 (type locality Summit of Coast Range, United States and 

 Mexican Boundary line, California). 



Description. Head considerably depressed, snout very 

 low. Canthus rostralis well marked, large nostrils 

 opening almost upward in rounded plates much nearer 

 to end of snout than to orbit. Plates on head large, 

 smooth, and but slightly convex; interparietal largest. 

 Frontal plate usually divided transversely. Two or 

 three posterior series of supraoculars enlarged, sepa- 

 rated from frontals by one or two series of granules. 

 Superciliaries long and imbricate. A long, narrow, 

 strongly keeled subocular, followed and preceded by 

 similar but smaller plates. Rostral very wide and low, 

 as also the five or six supralabials. Symphyseal plate 

 large and followed by several large chin-shields. First 

 infralabials much larger than others. Sublabials long 

 and narrow. Skin on gular region covered with small, 

 smooth, rounded granules, slightly largest centrally and 

 near edge of strong gular fold. A dermal fold on each 

 side between limbs. Back and sides covered with 

 smooth, convex, rounded granules, largest medially, 

 smallest laterally, and changing gradually to small, 

 smooth, imbricate scales on belly. Tail and anterior 

 and upper surfaces of limbs bearing larger imbricate 

 scales, each provided with strong keel ending in project- 

 ing spine. Nineteen to twenty-five pores forming a 

 series along each thigh. Males with enlarged postanal 

 plates. 



The color above is bluish gray or olive, strongly 

 tinged with brown on the head and tail and crossed by 

 irregularly undulate bands of dark gray or slate. A 

 narrow straight band of intense black crosses from 



