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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Volume 4 (Zoology) — John Shaqi

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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 3, Volume 4 (Zoology)

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Sex                                  ♀   ♂ (type)
    Length to anus                      49  61
    Length of tail                      59  76
    Snout to ear                        11  14
    Shielded part of head               11  13
    Width of head                       10  12
    Fore limb                           22  26
    Hind limb                           37  43
    Base of fifth to end of fourth toe  15  18

Two specimens of this lizard were secured.


                            CERROS ISLAND.

One amphibian and seven reptiles have been recorded from Cerros or
Cedros Island. I have no specimens from this island.

                 =1. Hyla regilla= _Baird & Girard_.

   _Hyla regilla_ STREETS, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 7,
   1877, p. 35; YARROW, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 24,
   1882, p. 171; COPE, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 34, 1889,
   p. 360; VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2d ser. v.
   5, 1895, p. 556.

   _Hyla curla_ BELDING, West Am. Scientist, v. 3, no. 24,
   1887, p. 99.

Found by Dr. Streets near a spring of fresh water on the southeastern
side of the island. It was also taken by Mr. Belding.


               =2. Uta stansburiana= _Baird & Girard_.

   _Uta stansburiana_ STREETS, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no.
   7, 1877, p. 37; YARROW, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 24,
   1882, p. 57; BELDING, West Am. Scientist, v. 3, no. 24,
   1887, p. 98; VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2d
   ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 105; COPE, Report, U. S. Nat. Mus.
   1898 (1900), p. 310.

This _Uta_ was collected by Dr. Streets and Mr. Belding.


                  =3. Sceloporus zosteromus= _Cope_.

   _Sceloporus clarki clarki_ BELDING, West Am. Scientist,
   v. 3, no. 24, 1887, p. 99.

   _Sceloporus zosteromus_ VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. Acad.
   Sci. 2d ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 110; BOULENGER, Proc. Zool.
   Soc. Lond. 1897, p. 498; MOCQUARD, Nouv. Arch. Mus.
   sér. 4, v. 1, 1899, p. 314.

This lizard has been taken only by Mr. Belding.


                =4. Phrynosoma cerroense= _Stejneger_.

   _Phrynosoma hernandezi_ BELDING, West Am. Scientist, v.
   3, 1887, p. 99.

   _Phrynosoma cerroense_ STEJNEGER, N. Am. Fauna, no. 7,
   1893, p. 187; VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2d
   ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 119; COPE, Report, U. S. Nat. Mus.
   1898 (1900), p. 428, fig. 75.

This form is known from a single specimen collected by Mr. Belding.


          =5. Verticaria hyperythra beldingi= (_Stejneger_).

   _Verticaria beldingi_ STEJNEGER Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.
   1894, p. 17.

   _Verticaria hyperythra beldingi_ VAN DENBURGH, Proc.
   Cal. Acad. Sci. 2d ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 131.

Cerros Island is the type locality of this form.

              =6. Cnemidophorus multiscutatus= (_Cope_).

   _Cnemidophorus tessellatus multiscutatus_ COPE, Trans.
   Am. Philos. Soc. v. 17, art. 3, 1892, p. 38; COPE,
   Report, U. S. Nat. Mus. 1898 (1900), p. 586.

   _Cnemidophorus multiscutatus_ VAN DENBURGH, Proc. Cal.
   Acad. Sci. 2d ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 126.

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