SPECIFIC CHARACTERS OF BRITISH LIZARDS 99 



with blackish ; lower surfaces white, yellow, pink, or 

 red, uniform or (in males) more or less largely spotted 

 with black ; outer ventrals frequently blue. 



Total length .... 

 Head ..... 

 "Width of head 



From end of snout to fore-limb 

 From end of snout to vent 

 Fore-limb . . . . 

 Hind-limb . . . . 



Xdili • • • • • 



" Central and Southern Europe ; North-western 

 Africa ; Asia Minor to Northern Persia." 



The above is the technical account of the specific 

 characters of the British species of lizards, and with 

 the explanation we have given of the terms used, any 

 member of a field club will be able to trace these 

 characters out for himself on a specimen. It is 

 hoped that one result will be that a few field natural- 

 ists here and there will take up the subject of the 

 variations in size, colour, and proportions, of the 

 lizards of the locality, and thus add to our present 

 knowledge of the question. We would urge those 

 who do look into the matter to keep most careful 

 records of every specimen examined, to have them 

 incorporated in their Society's Transactions, and to send 

 any specimens presenting marked abnormalities to 

 the British Museum of Natural History, at South 



