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4. Teira, Gray. 



Nostril erect, in the hinder lower angle of the nasal, vnih. 2 

 smaller posterior nasal shields. Lower eyelid opaque. Throat 

 with a narrow cross fold under the ears, with small scales. Collar 

 distinct, even. Abdominal plates all square, with parallel sides. 

 Scales of the temple keeled, uniform ; of the ])ack, round, granu- 

 lar, smooth. 



DuGEs' Teira. Teira punctata, Graj/, Ann. N. H. i. 286. 

 Lacerta Dugesii, Edw. Ann. Sci. Nat. xvi. 84, t. 6,f. 2 ? Dum. et 

 Bib. E. G. V. 236. L. raaderensis, Fitz. Kept. 51. 



Dark hlackish green, darker on the sides, closely and minutely 

 white-speckled, beneath pale green ; caudal scales obscurely keel- 

 ed ; ventral shield 6-rowed, square, with parallel sides. 

 a, b. Adult, back brown, minutely white speckled, not streaked. 



Madeira. Presented by T. Bell, Esq. 

 c — i. Adult and young. Back with a white streak on each side. 



Madeira. 

 ;. Adult in spirits. Presented by M. Bibron from Mus. Paris. 

 k — 0. Adult and young, in spirits. Madeira. Presented by A. 



Christy, Esq. 



5. NuGEAS, Grai/. Eremias, Sect. 1. Grai/. Zootoca, Eichw. 



. Nostrils lateral, in the lower hinder angle of the nasal shield, 

 with 2 posterior nasal shields. Lower eyelid opaque. The throat 

 without any fold under the ears. Collar distinct, even, transverse. 

 Abdominal plates rhombic, with the outer sides oblique and con- 

 tracted behind. Temples covered with keeled scales. Preanal 

 plates 2, triangular, small, one behind the other, with an oblong, 

 4-sided shield on each side of them. 



* Ventral shields S-j-owed, S. African. 



Laland's Lizard. Nucras Lalandii, Gray, Ann. N. H. i. 280. 

 Lacerta Lalandii, Edu\ Ann. Sci. Nat. xvi. 70, 84, t. 15,/. 6, L 

 7,/. 5. Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 241, t. 48. L. intertexta, A. Smithy 

 Mag. N. H. ii. 93. 



Scales of the temple oval, 6-sided, convex, equal ; of the back 

 nearly circular, swollen ; ventral shields 8-rowed, 2 outer series 

 smaller ; the hinder legs not reaching to the armpits. 



a. Adult, stuffed. Cape of G. Hope. From S. African Museum 



b. Young, in spirits. Tail pale. Cape of Good Hope. 



The Chequered Lizard. Xucras tessellata. Lacerta tessel- 

 lata, A. Sm. Mag, N. H. ii. 92. Bum. et Bib. E. G. v. 244. L. 

 livida, and L. eiegans, A. Smith, Mag. N. H. ii. 92. 



Scales of the temples ovate, hexagonal, equal, convex ; of the 

 back circular, rather small; sub-collar scales 9 — 13: ventral 

 shields 8-rowed; hinder legs reaching nearly to the armpits. 



Inhab. S. Africa. Mus. Dr. A. Smith, and Paris. 



