378 BCINCID^. 



19. Eumeces leptogrammus. 



riestiodon leptogrammus, Beard, Proc. Ac. PMlad. 1858, p. 256. 

 Eumeces leptogrammus, Cojje, Check-list N. Am. Kept. p. 45. 

 epipleurotus. Cope, Bull. U. *S'. Kat. Mus. no. 17, p. 40. 



A small postnasal ; anterior loreal in contact with the fronto- 

 nasal. 24 rows of scales. Limbs nearly meeting wheii ai)i)lied to 

 the side. Above with live pale lines separated by black bands ; the 

 median light line not bifurcating. 



From snout to vent 70 millim. 



Judging from Co])e's notes, it appears to me highly probable that 

 E. epipleurotus is the adult of E. leptogrammus. 



Northern Texas to Nebraska. 



20. Eumeces callicephalus. 



Eumeces callicephalus, Bocourt, Miss. Sc. 3fe.v., Bept. p. 431, 

 pis. xxii. D. fig. 2, and xxii. e. tig. 2. 



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

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

 a suture with the frontonasal : four supraoculars, the three anterior 

 in contact with the frontal ; parietals meeting on a small point be- 

 hind the interparietal ; two pairs of nuchals ; sixth and seventh 

 upper labials subequal ; ear-opening about as large as a dorsal scale, 

 with two very indistinct lobules ; two azygos postmentals. 28 scales 

 round the body, equal. Prseanal scales scarcely enlarged. The 

 length of the hind limb is contained twice and three fourths in the 

 length from snout to vent ; the limbs meet when pressed against 

 the body. No enlarged subcaudals. Dark brown above, with five 

 longitudinal yellowish lines, the median bifurcating on the occiput, 

 the two outer on each side separated by a black band ; the vertebral 

 line very indistinct on the back ; throat and breast yellowish 

 white, belly greyish blue : tail bluish. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 107 Fore limb 10 



Head 9 Hind limb 15 



Width of head 6 Tail 65 



Body 33 



Mexico. 



a. Ilgr. Ciudad. Mr. Forrer [C.]. 



21. Eumeces bellii. 

 Plestiodon bellii, Grai/, Cat. p. 92. 



Head small ; snout short, obtuse. Nasal small : anterior loreal 

 in contact with the first labial and the frontonasal ; four supraoculars ; 

 parietals entirely separated by the interparietal; two pairs of nuchals; 



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