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CLASS REPTILIA, 
Few reptiles were seen outside of the provinces of Shen-si and $si-ch’uan, 
for the reason that we visited other parts of the empire only during the 
winter season. In the mountainous district of southern Shen-si and east 
Ssi-ch’uan small lizards were often very abundant. Snakes were apparently 
much less numerous. ‘This reptilian fauna has its closest relationships with 
that of upper India and Burmah, rather than with southeastern China. 
The single lizard from Shan-tung, on the other hand, is of a species which is 
already known to exist in Japan and has not yet been reported from the 
western provinces of China. 
The specimens of reptiles and batrachians have been studied and iden- 
tified by Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, of Washington, D. C. 
SUBORDER LACERTILIA. (Lizards, etc.) 
Japalura yunnanensis ANDERSON. 
ANDERSON: Zoology of West Yiin-nan (British Govt. Rep.), p. 803, plate LXxvi1. 
This handsome bright-colored lizard is abundant in the mountains of southern Shen-si, 
and thence southward to the Yang-tzi river and beyond. It frequents the steep, sunny 
slopes of the canyons, especially where scanty herbage grows in the waste slopes of soil and 
loose rock. Many are startled by the traveler as he walks along the trail. They are swift 
of movement, but are not so timid as to run more than a few feet before stopping to see 
if they are being pursued. The young of this species lack the tubercled scales and the high 
degree of ornamentation seen in the adult. 
Specimen No. 6073,* adult; head waters of the Ta-ning-ho, E. Ssi-ch’uan (3,000 feet, 
goo meters, elevation), May 29, 1904. 
Specimen No. 6075, adult; Nan-t’ou on the Yang-tzi, W. Hu-pei, June 8, 1904. 
Specimen No. 6066, juv.; Ta-ho-pa on the P’u-ho, southern slope of the Ts’in-ling 
mountains, Shen-si, May 7, 1904. 
Hinulia indica GRAy. 
Gray: Ann. Mag. of Nat. History, 2d ser., vol. x11, 1853, p. 388. 
A dull-colored species common in the basin of the Han river, in southern Shen-si. Its 
habits and habitat are similar to those of the last-named species, and the two were usually 
found associated. 
Specimen No. 6070, canyon of Han-kiang, near Shi-ts’tian-hién, Shen-si, May 11, 1904. 
Takydromus septentrionalis GUENTHER. 
GUENTHER: Reptiles of British India, 1864, p. 70, plate vin, fig. E. 
This species was frequently seen in the Ts’in-ling mountains, mostly south of the 
watershed. Stony slopes clad with sparse grass and brush appear to be their favorite 
haunts. The adult and young stages are dissimilar in coloration, the former being striped, 
while the latter is devoid of conspicuous markings. 
A small lizard, which is referred to this species with considerable doubt, is abundant 
during the autumn upon the stony slopes of the mountains in central Shan-tung. It is 
dull brownish in color, slender and very agile. It did not disappear until late in November 
after repeated light frosts had occurred. 
*These numbers are the original field numbers of the specimens. 
