1J>6 SAURIA. 



become rather rows of white spots, between which rows 

 are lines of smaller black and white spots. 



Entire length, Hi inches ; tail, 6^ inches. 



Found in Spain and the South of France, where, in the 

 Gard and Herault, Crespon regards it as of rare occurrence. 

 In Italy, Prince Buonaparte says it is confined to the 

 French frontier near the Yar. 



Acanthodactylus Savignyi. 



Acanthodadylus Savignyi, Dum. et Bib, vol. v. p. 273; Buon. Faun. 



Ital. 

 Lacerta Savignii, Sciiinz, Europ. Faun. vol. ii. p. 23. 



Description. — No occipital plate, but sometimes in its 

 place there is a small granular scale; the two palpebral 

 plates form a subcircular disk, with granules on its outer, 

 hinder, and anterior margins ; the subocular plate descends 

 in a very open angle between the two last labial plates ; 

 the lower eyelid is scaly; the front margin of the car 

 slightly toothed ; the collar is composed of from eleven to 

 thirteen almost equal scales, differing from A. vulgaris in 

 having its central scales of the same shape and size as 

 those of the breast, which last encroach somewhat on the 

 ventral plates, so that they begin further back than in the 

 last species, and are rhomboid, in twelve or foiu^teen rows, 

 the two outer on each side being much shorter than the 

 others ; the scales of the back are equal, rhomboid, shghtly 

 swollen lengthwise ; femoral pores from twenty to twenty- 

 two on each side; the plates under the toes are very 

 strongly keeled, and the toes are toothed as in the other 

 species ; the fore-j)aws will not reach to the nostrils, 

 the hind-paws extend to just beyond the shoulder ; the 

 neck above, back, and outside of legs, are covered with a 

 sort of network, with circular intervals, and of a brown 

 colour upon a ground of whitish, greenish, or grey ; the 



