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two were seen near Relief Hot Springs, 1500 feet, on the road from 

 Hemet to Beaumont. 



Apparently the only regions where this species was not present 

 are the highest peaks of the area and the desert region of the Santa 

 Rosa mountains. At 5900 feet and above on the road from Sehain's 

 to Fuller's Mill this form seems to be displaced by Sceloporus graci- 

 lis us. 



At Cabezon on May 7. 1908. a female (no. 202) was taken which 

 contained an egg. yellow in color and irregularly ovate in shape. A 

 large proportion of the specimens were found on rocks, but some were 

 on trees or stumps in such higher localities as Sehain's and Straw- 

 berry Valley. 



Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard 

 Mountain Lizard 



Distribution: Above Sehain's Ranch. 5300 feet. nos. 296, 301, nos. 

 *39, 40, 43; Fuller's Mill, 5850-7000 feet, nos. 103. 297-309; Straw- 

 berry Valley, 6000 feet, no. 592 ; Tahquitz Valley, 8000 feet, no. 495 ; 

 canon east of Round Valley, 8500 feet, no. 526; Thomas Mt, 6800 

 feet, nos. 514-5 ; Santa Rosa Peak, 7500 feet, nos. 527-533. 



The range of this lizard is in the Transition zone; but it begins 

 at the very lowest margin and also reaches the upper limit of this zone, 

 as for instance in the neighborhood of Hidden Lake, east of Round 

 Valley. Along Fuller's Mill ridge this species replaces Sceloporus 

 biseriatus as the altitude increases, until Sceloporus graciosus reaches 

 its maximum of population between 5800 and 6000 feet. In the Tran- 

 sition zone over the higher parts of the Santa Rosa region from the 

 peak to Toro this was the only reptile observed. Here it was abundant 

 everywhere, about logs as well as rock piles. 



The coloration of these San Jacinto specimens is much grayer in 

 tone than in those from Nevada and the Sierra Nevada, which are 

 brownish. It is also very much darker than that specimen figured 

 (as S. gracilis) by Girard (1858, pi. xx, fig. 1). The amount of blotch- 

 ing in even the most pronounced case is less than in the type and from 

 this a series can be made with gradual decrease of blotching and 

 lightness of longitudinal lines until there is little pattern visible. 



The adult lizards are found on rocks, pine or cedar trunks or 

 stumps. The juvenals were found more often in the shade in dead 

 grass. Around Fuller's Mill they were not shy and were reported as 

 even allowing themselves to be taken with the hand. At Santa Rosa 



