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6,500 feet, Lockwood Valley near Fort Tejon), and Ven- 

 tura (Mount Pinos), counties. 



In Oregon, it has been secured in Josephine (Grants 

 Pass), Jackson (Siskiyou), Klamath (Fort Klamath), Lake 

 (west side of Summer Lake, Chewaucan River near Pais- 

 ley), Wasco (The Dalles), and Umatilla (Umatilla, Pen- 

 dleton), counties. 



In Washington, it has been taken at Kelso, Cowlitz 

 County, Wallula, Walla Walla County, and near Puget 

 Sound. 



Nevada specimens from Round Mountain, Nye County, 

 seem nearest this subspecies, and perhaps those from Storey 

 (Virginia City), Ormsby (Carson City), and Esmeralda 

 (Mount Magruder), counties should also be included here 

 rather than under S. g. graciosus. All Nevada specimens 

 seem more or less intermediate. 



Habits. Little is known of the habits of this lizard ex- 

 cept that it is a ground-loving species. The eggs are about 

 7x13 mm.y each enclosed in a tough, leathery, non-calcare- 

 ous shell. In the vicinity of the Yosemite Valley they are 

 laid in June and July. 



Richardson notes that "the stomachs of seven individual 

 collected at Tallac were examined, with the following re- 

 sults: three contained insects only, while four held insects 

 and bits of plant leaves. The identified insects were small 

 beetles, one ichneumon fly, and ants, beetles being the most 

 abundant. Small larvas were found in two stomachs. 



"Two females collected at Tallac on June 1 6 held two 

 and three large eggs, respectively. One shot on June 19 

 contained four eggs." 



