J. Rodgers -1942 Eumeces g. cancelanus Mar. 18. Mr. Vert. Zool., Univ. Caly., Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. About Feb. 14, Phil Merritt brought two skinks to me, that he had collected Feb. 8, 5 mi. S Brantwood, Contra Costa Co., Calif. I put them in a terrarium with 1 large C.g. gillberti (no.32), 1 whiptail, and 1 scaleprine. They have been out of the retreat often and have eaten meal worms. To-day the one with the stubbiest tail continually chased the other one. It ate many meal worms, was willing to fight it out (top-down) with the whiptail for a meal worm, and usually retained any it had picked up even tho the whiptail tugged and grabbed at it several times. It did not give the other skink enough rest to allow it to eat any meal worms. It bit at the others head, but most often at the tail 1/3 to 1/2 way from tip. These two specimens are entered in my cataloge as 3230 and 3231. 3230 is the one with the stubbiest tail.