368 Lacertidie. 



$ R. Lepsa 



,, Copet Dagli 

 ^ Baluchistau 



Habitat. — From the Aralo-Caspiau Desert aud Trauscaspia to 

 Russian Turkestan ; Baluchistan near Afghan frontier. 



8. SCAPTIRA TRANSCASPICA. 

 Scajiteira traiiscaspica, Nikolsky, Herp. Ross. p. 489 (1905). 

 Appears to be intermediate between *S'. scripta and S. grammica, the 



toes being depressed and smooth iuferiorly, but only rather feebly 

 serrated laterally ("dentibus digitorum lateralibus parvis"). Nasals 

 swollen, lower not reaching the rostral. A minute occipital. A small 

 anterior supraocular, separated from the large one by a series of 

 granules. Subocular not reaching the mouth, above the 6th to 8th 

 upper labials. Collar hardly curved, with 11 plates. Scales granular, 

 smooth, laterals largest. Ventral plates as long as broad or slightly 

 longer than broad, in 29 or 30 transverse series, the longest containing 

 16 or 18 plates. No enlarged preanal. Hind limb reaching the collar. 

 13 to 16 femoral pores on each side. Tail li to Ij times as long as 

 head and body ; upper caudal scales feebly keeled. 



Uniform blackish above, with a rather indistinct light lateral streak ; 

 belly bluish ; lower surface of limbs and tail white. 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . . .48 

 fore Umb . . 20 



Length of head 14-5 



Width of head 9 



I'ore limb . . . . . .18 



Hind limb 29 



Tail 17 



Habitat. — Repetek, Trauscaspia. 



This species is only known to me from Nikolsky 's description. 



9. SCAPTIRA ACUTIROSTRIS. 

 Scapteiraacutirostris,'Bouleug. Cat. Liz. iii,p. 114 (1887), Tr. Linn. 



Soc. (2) V, 1889, p. 100, pi. ix, fig. 4. and Faun. Ind., Rept p. 179 

 (1890). 



