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tympanic shield ; no auricular denticulation. Lower eyelid with a 

 transparent disc formed of two large black-edged scales. 

 4 pairs of chin-shields, the first 3 in contact in the middle. 

 31 or 32 gular sanies in a straight line between the symphysis 

 of the chin-shields an,i the median collar-plate; no gular fold. Collar 

 straight, free, composed of 11 plates. 



Scales granular and keeled on the nape, rhombic, feebly imbricate, 

 and strongly keeled on the body, graduating into the caudals, larger 

 and smooth towards the ventrals ; 51 to 56 scales across the middle 

 of the body. Ventral plates in 12 or 14 rather irregular longitudinal 

 and 33 to 37 rather angular transverse series, the plates as long as 

 broad or a little broader than long. Praeanal region covered with 

 small irregular plates. 



Scales on upper surface of fore limb moderately large, keeled. 

 Scales on upper surface of tibia rhombic, feebly imbricate, keeled 

 as large as the posterior dorsals ; one series of very large and one of 

 small plates on the lower surface; 13 or 14 femoral pores on each side. 

 Subdigital lamellae bicarinate, spinulose, 21 under the fourth toe. 



Upper caudal scales oblique, truncate behind, strongly and diagonally 

 keeled, basal subcaudals feebly keeled ; 24 or 26 scales in the fourth 

 or fifth whorl. 



Pale greyish-brown above, with 2 dorsal and 2 lateral darker bauds, 

 and 4 series of whitish, brown-edged ocellar spots on the back ; a 

 white streak below the dark lateral band, from below the eye, through 

 the tympanum, to the groin ; tail yellowish with a brown lateral 

 streak in the anterior half. Lower parts white. 

 Measurements : 



From end of snout to vent . . .51 millim. 



fore limb . . 20 



Head . . . . 12 



Width of head ... 9 



Depth of head ...... 6 



Fore limb ....... 19 



Hind limb . . 33 



Foot. .... 15 



Tail .... . 102 



Habitat. Bechuanaland. Described from two female specimens 

 from Mochudi, received by the South African Museum from Mr. 

 J. Fenton, along with examples of Eremias lugiibris and Iclinotropis 

 capensis from the same locality. 



This species is closely related to the typical E. lineo-ocellata, differing 

 in the very rugose upper head-shields, the absence of projecting scales 



