300 Lacertkhv. 



upper surface of the isnoiit, extending to tlie middle of the frontal 

 shield. Pileus nearly twice as long as broad. Neck a little narrower 

 than the head. Hind limb reaching the colUxr or a little beyond ; 

 foot \\ times as long as the head ; toes rather slender, feebly com- 

 pressed. Tail twice or a little less than twice as long as head and 

 b..dy. 



Upper head-shields flat, very rugose with granular asperities. 

 Nasals in contact with each other behind the rostral, the suture 

 between them ].- to ]. the length of the frontonasal, which is a little 

 broader than hmg; prefrontals as long as broad or longer than 

 broad, separated by an azygos shield ; frontal a little shorter than its 

 distance from the end of the snout, 1,} to 1| times as long as broad, 

 separated from the supraoculars by a series of small scales; parietals 

 as long as broad ; interparietal larger than the frontoparietals, in 

 contact with or narrowly separated from a very small occipital. Two 

 supraoculars, together hardly -| the length of the supraocular region, 

 the first shorter than the second, the space in front of which is filled, 

 by 4 or 5 transverse series of granules ; 6 or 7 superciliaries, separated 

 from the supraoculars by 2 or 3 series of granules. Three nasals, 

 lower in cont:ict witli the rostral and the first upper labial ; antei-ior 

 loreal as long as deep or a little deeper than long, shorter than the 

 second ; 4 or 5 upper labials anterior to the subocular, which is keeled 

 below the eye and largely borders the mouth, its lower border much 

 shorter than the upjjer. Temporal scales granular, keeled ; no 

 tynipanic shieLl ; no auricular denticulation. Lower eyelid with a 

 transparent disc formed of two large 1)lack-edged scales. 



Four pairs of chin-shields, the first 3 in contact in the middle. 31 

 or 32 gular scales in a straight line between the symphysis of the 

 chin-shields and the median collar-plate ; no gular fold. Collar 

 straight, free, composed of 11 plates. 



Scales granular and keeled on the nape, rhombic, feebly imbricate, 

 and strongly keeled on the body, graduating into the caudals, larger 

 and smooth towards the ventrals ; 51 to 56 scales across the middle 

 of the body. Ventral plates in 12 or 14 rather irregular longitudinal 

 and 33 to 37 rather angular transverse series, the plates as long as 

 broad or a little broader than long. Preanal region covered with small 

 irregular plates. 



Scales on upper surface of fore limb moderately large, keeled. 

 Scales on upper svu-face of tibia rhombic, feebly imbricate, keeled, 

 as large as the posterior dorsals ; one series of very large and one 

 of small plates on the lower surface; 13 or 14 femoral pores on each 

 side. Subdigital lamella; bicarinate, spinulose, 21 under the fourth toe. 



