One adult male having a snout-vent length of 82 mm. was found beneath a
palm frond on the forest floor. In life the dorsum was dull brown; the
chin was cream; the belly was yellow, and the underside of the tail was
orange. A juvenile having a black body, yellow dorsal stripes, and a
bright blue tail was observed on the forest floor.
=Scincella cherriei cherriei= (Cope)
Chinaja, 2; 30 km. NNW of Chinaja, 1; Toocog, 1.
All individuals of this lizard were found in the leaf litter on the
forest floor; many escaped capture. In life the tail is dull bluish
gray. The number of dorsal scales varies from 59 to 61 (average 60);
thus, these specimens fall within the range of variation of _S. cherriei
cherriei_, and thereby differ from _S. cherriei stuarti_ to the west and
_S. cherriei ixbaac_ to the north.
=Ameiva festiva edwardsi= Bocourt
Chinaja, 16; 15 km. NW of Chinaja, 10; Sayache, 4; Toocog, 1.
This abundant terrestrial lizard, locally called _lagartijo_, is found
throughout the forest. A juvenile obtained on March 14 at Sayaxche has a
snout-vent length of 42 mm. and a prominent umbilical scar. Other
juveniles were observed at Chinaja in February and March, thereby
indicating that the young probably hatch in the early part of the year.
Juveniles have bright blue tails.
=Celestus rozellae= Smith