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with those of Algerian s})ecimens (P. oudrii, Lat.j. When the 

 limbs are stretched forwards, the wrist reaches the anterior 

 border of the eye , or between the eye and the nostril , the 

 extremity of the hind limb the axil or the shoulder. The gra- 

 nulation of the back is coarse and the nasal region not or but 

 moderately swollen. 



The coloration varies. Some specimens are of a uniform dark 

 grey-brown ; others are pale grey, with or without darker and 

 lighter spots; whilst further specimens are handsomely marbled 

 with dark brown or reddish brown, the tail marked with regular 

 dark bars. 



6. Hemidactylus mabouia, Mor. — A single specimen from 

 Harar, collected by Count Salimbeni, is referred with some doubt 

 to this species, the head being crushed and the tail missing. 

 Femoro-praeanal pores 13-14. 



The British Museum has specimens from the following African 

 localities : Somaliland (Paris Mus.) ; Ngatana (Gregory) ; Mom- 

 basa, Lamu (Jackson); Taita (Wray) ; Zanzibar (Kirk); Shire 

 Valley, Zomlm (Johnston), Delagoa Bay (Mrs. Monteiro) ; Caran- 

 gigo , Angola (Welwitsch) ; Lower Congo (^Linden); and Lagos 

 (Millson). 



7. Hemidactylus turcicus, L. — Assab. ,, Very common in 

 dwellings. " 



Specimens from Jask, Persia, presented to the British Museum 

 by Messrs. Ifinch and Butcher show the Lizard described and 

 figured by Blanford (Zool. E. Pers.) as Hemidactylus, sp., to 

 belong to this sjR'cies. 



8. Hemidactylus coctaei, D. & B. — Ghinda. 



9. Tarentola annularis, Geoffr. — Dalilac Island. Nocra Island, 

 Ras Corali, Ghinda. 



10. Agama spinosa, Gray. — Slioa, Ghinda. 



11. Agama cyanogaster, Iliipp. — Let Marella, Farré, Mahal 

 Uonz, Alio Amba. 



Tills sjiecies appears to j)ass com])letely into .1. alricol/is. 

 Smith, and lli(' two may have to be united. 



1^. Varanus ocellatus, Uiipp. - - Digdigta Mountains. 



