I believe no reptiles have been recorded from Ana Capa. Only the following species has come into my hands.
1. Uta stansburiana Baird & Girard.
Mr. Joseph Grinnell has sent me seven specimens collected on Ana Capa Island, September 4, 1903. Five of these are typical U. stansburiana, but the other two have dorsals similar to those of the two specimens collected by Dr. Loew on Santa Cruz Island; that is to say, they approach in this respect the Uta of San Benito Island. The dorsal scales, however, are well keeled and the caudals are of the normal type. The femoral pores in the Ana Capa specimens are 14-14, 14-15, 14-?, 14-15, 14-14, 14-15, and 14-15.
San Nicolas Island.
San Nicolas Island is the type locality of Xantusia riversiana. No other reptile has been found there.
1. Xantusia riversiana Cope.
Plate V, Fig. 2.
Xantusia riversiana Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1883, p. 29; 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; Cope, Report, U. S. Nat. Mus. 1898 (1900), p. 552.
In describing this species Cope failed to state where his specimens were collected. Rivers later assigned them to San Nicolas Island, but the matter has remained open to question. I am, therefore, very glad to be able to record the fact that Mr. Joseph Grinnell has sent me three specimens of this Xantusia taken by himself on San Nicolas Island, May 22-23, 1897. One of these specimens is uniform drab, with a few dark spots. The others are of the handsome striped style of coloration (see plate).