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streak speckled with white, bifurcating towards the liead on the 

 anterior third of the back, the fork embracing another, vertebral, 

 streak from the occiput to the level of the collar; sides of head and 

 body dark brown, closely spotted and speckled with whitish ; limbs 

 dark brown with whitish, black-edged ocelli. 



The tail usually beirs a dark lateral streak aud Ijecomes reddish or 

 orange towards the end. Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent 



„ ,, ,, fore limb 



Length of head 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head 



Fore limb .... 



Hind liml) 



Foot 



Tail 



1. 

 68 

 23 

 16 

 11 

 7 

 25 

 40 

 20 

 115 



2. 3. 4. 



53 m 70 



20 24 26 



14 17 16 



10 12 11 



6-5 9 7 



20 27 27 

 35 



17 20 

 — 133 



42 46 

 23 



1. S, type?. 2. c^, type of E. laficejis. 3. J . E. Distr. of Cape 

 Colony. 4. 2 , Little Namaqualaud. 



Particulars of Specimens Ed'amined. 



t? Type ? 



,. Karoo ..... 



„ Mouth of Oi-auge K. (type of 

 E. laticeps) .... 



Yg-. Steinkopf, Little Namaqualand 35 



g Little Namaqvialand 



? „ ... 



$ Angra Pequena, Great Namaqua- 

 land ..... 



? Port Elizabeth .... 



i E. Districts of Cape Colony 



,, S. Africa 



Habitat. — According to Smith this species inhabits the arid Karoo 

 flats within the Cape Colony, as well as the districts immediately 

 beyond it. The types of E. laticeps were obtained towards the mouth 

 of the Orange Kiver. It extends northward to Grreat Namaqualand 

 and eastward to the eastei-n districts of Cape Colony. 



