18 : Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Lows 
Ellis and Henderson (1913) gave the maximum total 
length as 203 mm., a figure decidedly above the maximum 
found in Kansas specimens. Taylor (unpublished) listed 
the following measurements: total length 160 mm., body 
length 68 mm., and tail length 92 mm. These figures 
were obtained from a much larger Kansas specimen than 
the writer has been able to examine. 
Habitat and Habits—Regarding the habitat of this 
subspecies, Cope (1880) wrote that, ‘‘It is found on the 
ground, but always takes refuge in the trees, running on 
and around limbs with great agility.”’ Ruthven (1907), 
however, found it to be ‘‘Principally a ground form; in 
the mountains being found about rocks, and in the plains, 
about the foot of bushes.’’ Strecker (1908) wrote that 
most of his specimens were collected on rail fences and 
around old logs in the woods. Van Denburgh (1922) 
stated that ‘‘This species is usually found on the ground 
and retreats to holes in the earth, banks, or spaces under 
or between stones, and occasionally it resorts to trees.’’ 
Over (1923) found it living in the sandhills of Washing- 
ton County, South Dakota. Taylor (unpublished) quoted 
farmers in western Kansas as saying that ‘‘Large num- 
bers of these lizards are found in wheat fields, especially 
under grain shocks.’’ Taylor also stated that he had col- 
lected as many as five specimens under one shock of 
wheat. 
Yellow-banded swifts are usually abundant where 
they occur. Rock formations, especially of sandstone, 
often harbor them, though many have been taken from 
sandy regions where there are no rocks. During the 
month of May, a number of specimens were found about 
the ‘‘Twin Mounds’? near Lindsborg, McPherson 
County. Some were taken from a sandy pathway ex- 
posed to the full glare of the sun, and others were re- 
