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b. In spirits. Greyish brown, closely black-spotted, with 2 pale 

 streaks converging along the middle of the back, ihe inner pair 

 uniting and ending just behind the shoulders. S. Africa. Pre- 

 sented by the Earl of Derby. 



The Streaked-back Eremias. Eremias doi'salis, A. Smithy 

 MS. III. Z. S. A. t. Duin. et Bib. E. G. v. 305. 



Ears granular in front; collar slightly arched, of 7 or 8 scales; 

 ventral shields 8-rowed, rather transverse ; scales of the back rhom- 

 boidal, slightly ridged, subimbricate, of the front of the vent small, 

 numerous, equal ; eyebrow-disk rounded in front, entirely sur- 

 rounded with granules ; subocular plate between the fifth and 

 sixth labial shields. 



Inhab. S. Africa. Mus. Dr. A. Smith. 



The Namaqua Eremias. Eremias Xamaquensis, A. Smith, 

 MSS. III. Z. S. Afr. t. Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 307. 



Ears granular in front; collar straight, of 9 or 11 scales; ven- 

 tral shields equal (keeled ?), 10 or 12 ; suborbital plate between 

 the fifth and sixth labial shields ; scales of the back rhomboidal, 

 smooth, not imbricate, before the vent moderate, few, equal-sized. 



a. In spirits. &, c. Dry. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



The Dull Eremias. Eremias lugubris, Dum. et Bib. E. G. 

 V. 309. Smith, III. Z. S. Afr. t, Lacerta lugubris, A. Smith, 



Mag. N. H. ii. 93. 



Ears granular in front, suborbital plate ? collar straight, 



slightly arched, free, of 9 — 11 scales; the ventral shields 6-rowed; 

 scales of the back lozenge-sbaped, smooth, not imbricate, of front 

 of vent hexagonal, rhomboidal. 



a. In spirits. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



The Spotted Eeemias. Eremias guttulata, Dum. et Bib. E. 

 G. V. 310. Lacerta guttulata, Licht. Doub 101. L. Olivieri, Au- 

 douin,Rept. Egypt, i. 175. Savig. Supp. t. 2,/. 1. t. 2, 2. — Edw. 

 Ann. S. Nat. xvi. 94, t. 6,f. 5. 



Collar curved, free, of 9 or 1 1 scales ; ear granular in front ; 

 subocular plate between the third and fourth or fifth and sixth la- 

 bial shields ; scales of the back lozenge-shaped, slightly convex, 

 smooth, not imbricate ; eyebrow disk angular, outer side edged 

 with granules; ventral shields subrhombic, equal, in 10 rows; out- 

 er smaller; preanal plate large, edged with 2 series of small scales. 



Inhab. N. Africa, Egypt, Algiers. Mus. Paris. 



fff Lower eyelid with 2 transparent plates. 



The Eyed Eremus. Eremias lineo-ocellata, A. Smith, MSS. 

 III. Z. S. Afr. t. — Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 314. 



Lower eyelid with 2 large transparent plates in the middle form- 

 ing a longitudinal spot ; collar of 11 or 12 scales ; scales of back 



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