13. EUMECK3. 373 



8, Euineces skiltonianus. 



Plestiodon skiltonianum, Baird cV Oir. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1852, p. G9, 

 and in 'Sfansb. L'xved. (Jr. Salt Lake, p. 349, pi. iv. figs. 4-t>, and 

 Hep. U S. E.iplur. Sarv. R. li. x. pt. iv. 185!), p. 18. 



Eumeces, sp., Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1854, p. 95. 



quach-ilineatus, Hallow, liep. U. S. Exiilur. Surv. li. li. x. pt. iv. 



p. 10, pi. ix. Hg. o. 



skiltoiiiunus, Cope, Check-list N. Am. Rept. p. 45; Bocourt, 



Miss. Sc. Me.v., Rept. p. 43-{, p xxii. a. tig. 3, aud pi. .xxii. E. 

 fig. 3. 



Snout short, obtuse. Nasal small, followed by a postnasal, 

 which forms a suture with the first labial ; anterior loreal forming 

 a suture with the frontonasal ; four supraoculars, the two or three 

 anterior in cojitact with the frontal ; parietals entirely separated 

 by the interparietal ; one or two pairs of nuchals ; seventh or eighth 

 upper labial largest ; two or three obtuse lobules on the anterior 

 border of the ear, which is smaller than a dorsal scale ; two azygos 

 postmentals. 24 or 20 scales round the body, the dorsals much 

 broader than the laterals and ventrals. Limbs overlapping (some- 

 times very slightly) wheti pressed against the body ; the length of 

 the hind limb is contained twice and a half to twice aud two thirds 

 in the distance from snout to vent. A median series of transversely 

 enlarged subcaudaLs. Olive above, with a dark brown lateral band 

 extending from the loreal region to the tail : this band is bordered 

 above and below by a Hght streak, which is again edged with dark 

 brown ; throat and lips yellowish ; belly bluish grey. 



milliin. millim. 



Total length 14S Fore limb 17 



Head 13 Hind limb 24 



Width of head 10 Tail 87 



Body 48 



Western North America. 



a-h. Ilgr. & yg. Vancouver Island. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



c-e. Ad. & yg. Monterey, Califoraia. 



/. Ad. ' San Diego. Mr. Ferrer [C.]. 



9. Euineces hallowellii. 



Eunieces hallowellii, Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 435, pi. xxii. e. 

 fig. 9. 



Closely allied to E. sJciltoniauKS, from which it differs in having 

 a single undivided postmental. 24 scales round the body. The 

 hind limb measures more than half the length frorp snout to vent. 



California. 1 



