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2. Tongue palpillose, fleshy, emarginate and more or less free anteriorly; 



cephalic plates more scale-like or irregular; scales carinaltecl; head short; 



eyelids scaly Igiianidoe. 



3. Limbs not visible tout present in a rudimentary state beneath the skin; ear 



distinct; lateral fold present; serpentine in form; cephalic plates quite 



large; abdominal region covered with square plates; tongue bifld Arnguidce. 



FAMILY SCINCID^. THE SKINKS. 

 Represented by one genus and two species. 



EuMECES, Wiegmann, 



E. quinquelineatus, L. Blue- tailed Skink. 



Color bluish-black with five yellow stripes, the dorsal stripe divides at 

 the head sending a branch to each side of the vertical ijlate; beneath light 

 blue; throat whitish; tail deep blue; the stripe disappears to a great extent 

 with age: L. 7-8 inches; tail 4-5. Walworth County; rare. 



I believe that this species will be found more common in all the southern 

 counties, though it has not been reported to my knowledge. Its range is 

 very extensive. It may be found to the best advantage in May, in dampish, 

 unfrequented woods under bark. 

 . E. septentrionalis, Baird. Northern Skink. 



Olive with four darker stripes; two narrow lateral lines of white and 

 black. Walworth County, " Not uncommon as far north as Lake Winne- 

 bago." ' Hoy. 



FAMILY IGUANID^. THE IGUANAS. 



Represented by one genus and one species. 



SCELOPORNS, Wiegmann. 



S. undulatus, Harlan. The Brown Swift. 



Color brownish with irregular bands of black; greenish blue laterally; 

 abdomen yellowish with dark spots; toes whitish; throat with skin more 

 or less folded; L. 6 inches; rare. A few specimens have been reported 

 from this state. I have not met it myself. 



FAMILY ANGUID.E. THE GLASS SNAKES. 

 Represented by one genus and one species. 



Ophisanrus, Daudin. 



O. ventralis, Daudin. The Glass Snake. 



Color dark and yellowish with black streaks; quite common. 



" In early days they were not uncommon near Kenosha. They occur in 

 in the western part of the state as far north as La Crosse." Hoy. 



1 Since writing the above, the writer has examined several specimens from the western 

 part of the state. 



