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10. Uta thalassina. Cope. On cliffs near fresh water in sev- 

 eral localities, at Playitas, San Lazaro and in Victoria Moun- 

 tains. The Cachura verde or " Green Lizard '' of Lower Cali- 

 fornians. 



11. Uta nigricauda, Cope. 



12. Uta schotti, Baird. 



13. Uta elegans, Yarrow — a new species. 



14. Uta ornata, Baird and Girard. 



15. Uta stansburiana, Baird and Girard. Also on Cerros 

 Island. 



16. Sceloporus rufidorsum, Yarrow. A new species. In life 

 it is highly colored, the back having coppery-red metalic reflec- 

 tions instead of rufous. It fades in alcohol. The Mexicans' 

 name for the Sceloporae is Vijore, (pronounced ve-ho-re ) 



17. Sceloporus clarki zosteromus, (B. and G.), Cope. 



18. Sceloporus consobrinus, Baird and Girard. 



19. Phrynosoma cornutuin\ Harlan. Horned Lizard; two 

 species. 



20. Phrynosoma asio, Cope. 



21. Cyclura hemilopha, Cope, This and the two following- 

 called I^icana, without distinction. 



22. Cyclura teres, Harlan. 



23. Cyclura acanthura, Shaw. 



24. Phyllodactylus xanti, Cope. This and the following- 

 species are known by the name Zalamanquesa, The Lower Cali- 

 fornians say that they are very poisonous; that if they crawl on 

 one's flesh it decays. They often frequent dwellings. 



25. Diplodactylus unctus, Cope. 



26. Crotalus mitcheli, Cope. Apparently very rare, as is also 

 the following species; neither as yet found north of La Paz. Both 

 good species. Vivore con cascabel is here the Mexican name for 

 the rattle-snake. 



27. Crotalus enyo. Cope. 



28. Crotalus adamanteus atrox (Beauvois) Cope. Very abun- 

 dant. 



29. Chilomeniscus stramineus, Cope. 



30. Chilomeniscus cinctus, Cope. 



31. Ophibolus getulus boyli (Linn), Cope. 



32. Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha, Cope. 



33. Trimorphodon lyrophanes, Cope. 



34. Phimothyra grahami, Baird and Girard. 



35. Phimothyra decurtata. Cope. 



36. Pityophis vertebralis, Blainville. Mexican name Coralilla 

 (pronounced Coral-e-yo.) 



37. Bascanium flagelliforme testaceum (Catesby), Cope. 



38. Tropidonotus validus tephropleura (Kennicott), Yarrow. 



39. Lichanura trivirgata, Cope. 



40. Stenostoma humile, Baird and Girard. 



