Jan. 22, '51 at its way out of the snake stomach. Somehow the tip of the tail became stuck, whereon the legged broke off the tail and left the dying snake behind. The tail (which was unre-generanted) had about the same amount of blue as an adult female or a young adult male. Feb. 5, 1951 Mellorland Dr., 0.8 mi W Topanga Rd. Two Eumeces skiltonianus were found under surface litter, and on literstone- skiltoniana escaped into a rodent hole. This is the most easterly location with-in the mountains at which I have caught Uta. The eastern part of the mountains (east of Topanga Canyon) is clothed in a partially imbroshed plant cover, largely heavy choyanual. This leaves little available habitat for the grand dwelling Uta. However to the west there are numerous great projecting sandstone ledges, essentially barren of vegetation which break up the chaparral. In addition there are oak-grassland valleys which also serve as a suitable Uta habitat.