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and very probably the species are each confined to a single island. Boulenger's 

 example from Antigua needs comparison with a topotype before its identification 

 can really be considered settled. 



Chamaeleolis chamaeoleontides (Dumeril et Bibeon). 

 Dumeeil et Bibeon, Erp<5t. gen., 1837, 4, p. 168. Boulenger, Cat. lizards Brit, mus., 1885, 2, p. 7. 



This species, which in many respects is the most remarkable development 

 within the fauna of the whole West Indian area, is found only upon Cuba. It is 

 far from common; and attempts to secure it usually bring in specimens of Anolis 

 equestris, a species which is not dissimilar in general form. Dr. de la Torre told 

 me that the only specimens he had ever seen were those collected by Gundlach. 

 The latter unfortunately gives little information as to its occurrence, saying 

 only, "Esta especie es rara y la he encontrado solamente en bosques." This 

 was one of the species which we were most anxious to secure, and this year after 

 many ineffectual searches we secured four specimens, three from the forests of 

 the Sierra Maestra in the Jurisdiction of Jiguani and one from La Maya also in 

 Oriente which was kindly given me by Mr. C. T. Ramsden. The Museum has 

 also received a specimen in exchange from the U. S. national museum taken at 

 Santiago de los Vegas by Messrs. Palmer and Riley. Still more recently a 

 specimen from near the Rio Hanabana collected by Don Francisco Morales 

 and received through Dr. de la Torre permit me to make careful comparison 

 between specimens from the east and west sections of the island. They 

 appear to be the same. Cope's C. porcus very probably came from Wright's 

 collection made near Guantanamo, although it was without locality. It is 

 apparently a synonym of this species pure and simple. 



This species is frequently mentioned under the name Chamaeleolis fernandina 

 Cocteau, in Sagra's Hist. Cuba, Rept. (French ed.) 1843, p. 145, pi. 15. Both 

 Mr. Garman's copy and my own of Cocteau and Bibron are the French edition, 

 and not having the Spanish edition available, I wrote to Dr. Stejneger for any 

 notes he might furnish me from his copy. With his usual kindness he wrote as 

 follows: — "I regret to say that the information which I have relative to the dates 

 of Sagra's Histoire, etc. is very fragmentary, as yet .... The work appeared 

 in two editions, Spanish and French, but the Spanish apparently slightly ahead of 

 the French. Both were issued in parts. Parts 1 and 2 of the Spanish edition 

 were published in 1838 and contained the text by Cocteau up to the genus 

 Typhlops. Turtles and lizards therefore date from 1838. Then Cocteau died 

 and Bibron wrote the snakes and the rest. The snakes appeared in 1840, of the 



