N slope Mt. Tacaguapi, 4600', left St. Morgan, El Salvador Dec. 27, 1941. Part of the tail is bright metallic blue green, and the upper sides of the legs are bright metallic green. The throat is dark blue, and the sides of the pectoral & abdominal regions are pale blue, with a median white line separating the blue areas. There are 2 black scapular patches which extended to the lower throat, but meet neither on the throat nor nape. The lizard is about 320 mm. long and pre- sents a very striking appearance. Further down the west slope found a small stream at the bottom of a canyon. It was quite narrow, and densely loaded over with vines, through which protruded small trees growing on the stream banks. Caught style (979) from grass covered with cut corn stalks between the stream and a cornfield on the canyon wall. Stirt told me that the country here has changed con- siderably since he was here in 1925. Much of the virgin timber has been cleared off and the land planted to coffee. Most of the oak forest on the north slope has been well brushed out, and is ready for coffee-plan- ting. In another 10 years the top of the steep south slope will probably be the only virgin country on the mountain. This will undoubtedly have a marked effect on the bird and mammal life, and on the larger snakes, but the smaller snakes and the lizards, and amphibious should continue to maintain their