REPTILES FROM THE BOTTEGO EXPEDITION 719 



dorsal spots may be replaced by a pair of dark lines running 

 from between the eyes to the base of the tail ; upper lip and 

 lower parts white. 



Total lengtli V23 millim. 



Head 11 ' 



Width of head 7 » 



Body 58 » 



Fore limb 9 » 



Hind limb 17 . 



Tail 54 « 



Three specimens from Lugh, collected by Capt. Ferrandi. 

 This species is very closely allied to L. laeviceps^ Ptrs. (=^ mo- 

 destum, Gthr.) , from which it is distinguished by a still more 

 depressed snout and more slender toes showing a greater dis- 

 proportion in length between the third and fourth. 



22. Ablepharus boutonii, Desj. — Lugh. 



Several specimens. These are referable to the var. peronii^ 

 Coot., from the coloration and the number of scales (22) round 

 the body. But one specimen has, on one side, three labials an- 

 terior to the subocular, as in the var. cognatus, Bttgr., whilst 

 another has the interparietal distinct from the frontoparietal , 

 as in A. egeriae, Blgr. 



23. Ablepharus wahlbergii, Smith. — Between Sancurar and 

 Amarr. 



24. Chalcldes ocellatus, Forsk. — Lugh. 



Three specimens of the typical form, with 28 scales round 

 the body. In two of the specimens the spots have invaded the 

 upper surfaces in such a manner as to make them appear black, 

 dotted over with white ; labial shields black, each with a white 

 spot ; sides of throat much spotted with black. 



25. Chalcides bottegi, sp. n. (PL X, fig. 1). — Form and scaling 

 as in C. ocellatus, but body more slender, more elongate, the distance 

 between end of snout and fore limb being contained nearly three 

 times in that between axilla and groin. Nostril pierced in advance 

 of the suture between the rostral and the first labial ; fifth labial 

 entering the orbit. 24 scales round the body, the scales of the 

 two dorsal series much enlarged, more than twice as broad as 



