144 SAURIA. 



•y. A female, 12 inches long, has the brown vertebral band and the tail of variety /3, but 

 the back is crossed by four angular yellow, black-edged streaks, the angles of which are 

 directed backwards ; a white, black-edged streak below the eye, nearly reaching the tym- 

 panum ; lips green. Legs with narrow yellow, black-edged cross bands. Fold before the 

 shoulder black. 



B. A young specimen, 6 inches long, is green, with the black-edged cross bands of variety y, 

 but of a white colour ; tail with whitish ocelli. 



This species is by no means very rare in Ceylon ; it is found in the environs of Newera 

 Ellia. It was well known to Blyth, who gave a good description of varieties a and (3, but 

 mistook it for C. rouxii. The description and the name given by Peters are applicable to 

 variety a only. 



Figure D of Plate XIV. represents a female of variety y, D' the head of a male, variety a : 

 both figures of the natural size. 



CaLOTES EMMA. 



Calotes emma, Gray, Lizards, p. 244. Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxii. p. 647. 



Three small groups of spines, completely separate from each other, on each side of the 

 head — one behind the superciliary margin and two above each tympanum. Dorsal crest 

 well developed on the neck and on the anterior part of the trunk, gradually disappearing 

 behind. A transverse fold in front of each shoulder ; gular sac but little developed. Tail 

 compressed. About fifty-one series of scales round the middle of the trunk. Brownish 

 olive, with brown bands across the back, which are lighter in the middle and interrupted by a 

 white band running along each side of the back ; eyelids with short, radiating brown streaks ; 

 a brovra band from behind the eye to above the tympanum ; fold before the shoulder black, 

 with an irregular white margin ; legs and tail with indistinct dark cross bands. 



An inhabitant of Mergui, whence we have received it from Professor Oldham, ranging 

 northwards perhaps to the Khasya Hills; extremely doubtful as an inhabitant of Afghanistan. 

 It attains to a length of 11 inches, the tail measuring 8 inches. Mr. Blyth mentions it amongst 

 a collection made by Captain Bedmore at Scliwe Gyen on the Sitang River in Pegu. 



Calotes maria. 



Calotes mariaj Gray, Lizards, p. 243. 



? Calotes tricarinatus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beny. xxii. p. G50. 



Two series of larger scales, more or less prominent and spine-like according to age, above 

 the tympanum, the upper being continuous with the superciliary ridge. Dorsal crest 

 elevated only on the neck and on the anterior part of the trunk ; gular sac not developed ; 

 male with a fold in front of the shoulder. About fifty-eight series of scales round the 



