The Lizards of Kansas 63 
they are in co-extensive distribution with the adult, EZ. 
obsoletus. The one exception to this synonymous occur- 
rence is in Sumner County where only the LE. guttulatus 
form has been taken. However, Sumner County lies 
next to Cowley County where a considerable number 
of adult specimens have been collected. 
Ewmeces septentrionalis (Baird). 
Black Banded Skink, Northern Skink, Western Skink. 
Description—Body elongated, with longitudinal scale 
rows; legs moderately diminutive; coloration varies 
with age; young with two prominent light lines and two 
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Fig. 13. Distribution of E. obsoletus in Kansas as indicated by the 
county reports. 
or three dark brown bands on each side; wide mid-dorsal 
band of light brown present; adults with same number 
of stripes and bands, the general coloration becoming 
lighter with age; dorsal band between the two upper 
lateral dark stripes subdivided by two faint brown or 
blackish stripes into three light bands, one of which is 
vertebral in position; tip of snout salmon to light gray; 
ventral parts slate; lighter anteriorly. 
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