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Central point of belly about opposite the middle point between the two patchse. 
No light stripe on side of neck. Upper parts and sides gray, sprinkled with 
whitish. Head broad, very convex above. Hind foot about one-third the 
head and body. 
Hah. — Lower Rio Grande. Mex. Boundary Survey, and Lt. Couch. 
Sceloporus floridanus, Baird. — Cephalic plates smooth. Three series of supra- 
orbitals, a broad central one, and an external and internal of very small plates. 
Scales large, rough. 33 oblique rows of dorsal scales from head to anns. 
Scales on inside of tibia carinated. Free portion of longest hind toe exceed- 
ing the cephalic plates. Color above greenish yellow, with two broad yellow 
stripes, five scales apart. Back with distinct transverse blackish bars. Larger 
than S. undulatus. 
Pensacola, Fla. Dr. Jeffries, U. S. N. Type No. 2874. 
Sceloporus ornatus, Baird. — Dorsal scales in about 64 oblique series, with but 
slight carination, mucronation and denticulation. Femoral pores 12. A well 
marked black cervical collar, complete above, and margined with yellowish. 
Color dark green above, nearly black towards the median line. Back with 
email yellowish spots. 
Patos, Coahuila, Lt. Couch. Type No. 2845. 
Sceloporus longipes, Baird. — Similar to S. occidentalism in general characters of 
shape, coloration and smoothness of the scales on inside of tibia. Limbs and 
tail much lengthened. Free portion of hind toe longer than the cephalic plates. 
The hind leg as long as the body and neck. Hind foot contained about two and 
a half times in the head and body. 
Fort Tejon, Cal. John Xantus. Type No. 4358. 
Sceloporus coucJm, Baird. — General appearance of S. marmoratus, Hall. Cepha- 
lic plates smooth. Scales very small. About 80 oblique dorsal rows from 
head to tail. Femoral pores 25. Color above dark green, with two lateral 
light stripes, separated by 18 rows of scales. Back with irregular spots. 
Sides with a white band from groin. An obsolete dark indigo patch on each 
side the belly, widely separated below. Sides of jaw banded transversely with 
blue and whitish. A subcircular indigo patch in front of shoulder, surrounded 
by light blotches. 
Hab. — Santa Caterina, N. Leon. Lt. Couch. Type No. 2739. 
Anolis cooperij Baird. — Cephalic plates smooth. Inter-orbital ridges running 
to the side of the rostrum, posterior to the nostrils which are rather lateral. 
Digital pallets inconspicuous. A few central dorsal rows of scales abruptly 
larger than the rest, but the lateral all much smaller than the ventral. General 
color grayish above. Less than A. carolinensis . 
^a6.— California. Dr. J. G. Cooper. Type No. 4165. 
Family GECKOTIDJE. 
SphcRriodactylus notatus, Baird. — Scales on back and sides large, equal, strongly 
carinated ; those on belly smaller, smooth, hexagonal. Above light brownish 
yellow, uniformly dotted above with reddish brown, most distinct on the head, 
least so on the belly. 
Ilab.—Key West, Fla., Prof. Agassiz and Prof. W. H. B. Thomas. Type No. 
3215. 
Stenodactylus variegatus, Baird. — Head very broad. Hind foot contained six 
times in head and body. Above brownish yellow, with irregular small blotches 
of light reddish brown, sometimes in broad transverse bands. Edges of eyelids 
and whole under surface opaque white. 
Hah. — Rio Grande and Gila Valleys. Mex. Boundary Survey. A. Schott. 
Type 3217. 
Family XANTUSIDiE. 
General form lacertian. No crests nor spines. Head with very large, 
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