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Marshall, 1945
61.
Palau
Lizards
Yellow-green Diurnal Lizard
All islands. Abundant in green
forest where sunlight on lower
bushes & trees. Most often seen
in cultivated farm area - but only
where trees. Strictly arboreal.
A rapid climber.
Skinks
Slender Blue-tailed & bronze colored species are common, & found
plentifully in the ridge jungle.
Diurnal. On ground and rocks.
2 coll 2 Dec Koror
Ridge - shot up
Saw a brilliant bronze
kind which I could
shoot.
Short-headed Skink (?) This
species with the light line
(superiliary) & whitish undersides
of head is common around
trash piles & fallen logs, Koror.
Diurnal. Only on ground.
Large Nocturnal Lizard Resembles
above species, but is much larger,
rare. I saw one in grass at night,
and caught the one specimen
(largest in coll. except geckos) in a
rattrap under brush at side ofe garden
in evening 25 Nov. Koror. Only on ground.