The Inzards of Kansas 9 
wrote in May, 1925, that ‘‘ A specimen ran into a hole on 
our golf course, and to obtain it, I had to dig it from its 
shelter.’’ Prof. L. D. Wooster of Hays has stated that 
he found collared lizards along the rocky hillsides which 
border the Smoky Hill River in Ellsworth County. The 
writer has found this species to be almost always near 
rocky ledges, especially along the brows of hills. The 
flat, loose-lying, limestone rocks of the rolling prairie 
country are very characteristic of its habitat. On warm 
days of the spring, summer, and fall, this reptile may 
often be found sunning itself on a rock or boulder or 
going about in search of food. The winter is spent in 
hibernation under the rocky ledges. 
A variety of Kansas habitats are known for this spe- 
cies. In Riley County it has often been found under hill- 
side rocks, around rock fences, and in rock quarries. 
Also, several specimens have been observed along the 
banks of the wooded Wildcat stream, west of Manhat- 
tan, where two of these little animals were found very 
close to water. Along a low, flat, barren, rocky, sandy 
ledge, which was exposed to the hot May sun of Rush 
County, a specimen was taken. Though the species is 
more frequently found near wooded slopes, this particu- 
lar specimen was far from trees. 
Very few notes have appeared which deal with the 
breeding habits of the collared lizard. Hallowell (1856) 
dissected a large female and found eight large eggs. 
Strecker (1910) stated that ‘‘The eggs range in number 
from four to twenty-four, and are deposited in loose 
sand to a depth of four or five inehes.’’ Ditmars (1915) 
recorded the deposition of a total of twenty-one eggs by 
a large female. Taylor (unpublished) found the egg 
number to be from five to seven, stating that ‘“‘They are 
deposited at the end of shallow tunnels immediately ~ ae 
