752 The American Naturalist. [September, 
ZOOLOGY. 
Lygosoma (Liolepisma) Laterale in New Jersey—As this 
species (the Oligosoma laterale of Girard and authors) is mainly char- 
acteristic of the South Atlantic and Gulf States—the Austroriparian 
Region in brief—its occurrence in New Jersey under such circumstances 
as to lead one to believe it a regular member of the fauna is of interest 
as an additional fact showing the strong southern stamp which the 
fauna and flora of that interesting region bear. 
Yarrow’s check-list, and most published lists since, record Salem, 
N. C., as the most northerly locality in the eastern United States, while 
southern Illinois and Indiana mark the northernmost limit of distribu- 
tion in the Mississippi valley. Prof. Cope, however, informs me of a 
record for Maryland. 
The New Jersey record is based upon a single specimen taken near 
Batsto, in Burlington County,on May 29th, of the present year. It 
was found on the ground concealed beneath a wood pile on a deserted 
farm, and glided away so quietly, clinging so closely to the ground and 
so skillfully seeking concealment beneath every small plant and chip, 
that it almost escaped unperceived. 
It remained an interesting captive for about one month, but finally 
succumbed to its appetite in attempting to dispose of a large Polydes- 
mus entire. During its captivity it partook of several small specimens 
of Julus, Polydesmus, and pill-bugs (Armadillo), besides small beetles 
and flies, a larval grasshopper and an earth-worm (Allurus)—food very 
different from that selected by Sceloporus undulatus under similar 
circumstances, 
It was very fond of water, and sipped it up eagerly when poured on 
the bottom of its jar; the snout was buried beneath the surface, and 
the slender tongue travelled out and in rapidly until the water had 
sunk beneath the surface of the sand. 
A similar movement of the tongue took place, as in the snakes, when 
food was detected, or under other excitement. The body movements 
were exceedingly graceful, but slow, as compared with Eumeces or 
Sceloporus. } 
During the night of June 14th two eggs were laid, and were found 
the next morning on the surface of the sand, without any covering what- 
ever. Sceloporus has a similar habit in captivity, my experience being 
that the eggs are only partially or not at all covered. These eggs of 
