Santa Catalina Island.
One salamander, two lizards, and a rattlesnake have been taken on Santa Catalina.
1. Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz).
A single specimen collected at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, by Mr. A. M. Drake (Cal. Acad. Sci. No. 3726) seems indistinguishable from the mainland species. It has nineteen costal grooves, slender limbs, and narrow head. The coloration is uniform slaty brown above, paler below. Three specimens secured on this island by Mr. Fuchs differ from this one only in the slightly paler coloration.
2. Uta stansburiana Baird & Girard.
Uta stansburiana Cope, Report, U. S. Nat. Mus. 1898 (1900), p. 311.
This lizard has been recorded from Santa Catalina by Professor Cope. Two specimens collected at Avalon by Mr. J. I. Carlson are in the collection of the Academy (Nos. 4754 and 4755). They seem to be fairly typical U. stansburiana with moderately imbricate dorsals. The femoral pores are thirteen or fourteen.
3. Xantusia riversiana Cope.
Xantusia riversiana Rivers, Am. Nat. v. 23, 1889, p. 1100; Van Denburgh, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2d ser. v. 5, 1895, p. 534; Van Denburgh, Occas. Papers, Cal. Acad. Sci. 5, 1897, p. 132.
I have seen no specimens of this lizard from Santa Catalina, but Mr. J. J. Rivers states that he has received several from this island.
4. Crotalus oregonus Holbrook.
Crotalus lucifer Yarrow, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 24, 1882, p. 76; Stejneger, Report, U. S. Nat. Mus. 1893 (1895), p. 447.
Yarrow records a rattlesnake as having been taken by Mr. P. Schumacher on Santa Catalina Island in 1876. Stejneger also refers to its presence there. I have seen no snakes from any of the Californian islands.