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86. PARAPRISTIPOMA MEDITERRANEUM. 



Diayramma mediterraneum Guicbenot, Expl. Algerie, 45, pi. 3, 1850 (Algiers). 



Habitat: Western IMediterraiieau. 



Etymology: From Mediterranean Sea. 



Tliis species is not nncoinmon in tlie eastern Mediterranean. The 

 specimen examined by ns (22429, M. 0. Z.) is from Cadiz in Spain. 



87. PARAPRISTIPOMA VIRIDENSE. (Burro; Corvinato.) 



Priatipoma riridense Cuv. »Sr. Val., V, 287, 1830 (Cape Verde Islands). 

 Pristipoma octolinealum Cuv. & Val., ix, 487, 1833 (Cape Verde Islands). 



Habitat: Northwest coast of Africa j soutli coast of Spain and the 

 neighboring islands. 



Etymology : From Cape Verde — viridis, green. 



This species is known to ns from descrii!)tions. According to Stein- 

 dachner it is rare on the coast of Spain (Cadiz and San Lucar de Bar- 

 rameda) and common on the Canary Islands, especially about Tenerifife. 

 Steindachner suggests that the name mridense, given to plainly colored 

 specimens, and that of octoUneatum, given to those with blue stripes, 

 belong to the same species, as occasional individuals are found in which 

 the blue stripes are ^\anting. Giiuther counts 80 scales in viridense, 

 and Steindachner but 55 to 57 in octoUneatum. In the latter case only 

 the scales having pores in the lateral line are counted, in the former 

 the number of cross rows. Dr. Giinther records the species from St, 

 Vincent; probably St. Vincent of the Cajje Verde Islands is meant,* 

 not the St. Vincent of the Lesser Antilles. According to Steindachner, 

 this species lacks the median groove at the chin, and, as already 

 noticed by Bleelcer, it is closely related to the Japanese species, 

 trilineatuni, which is the type of the genus Parapristipoma. 



* In confirmation of this opinion, I have the following note from my friend. Dr. 

 G. A. Bonlenger, of the British Mnseum: 



"You are perfectly right, and I had indej)endently arrived at the same opinion as 

 yourself with regard to ' St. Vincent: McGillivray.' You will find specimens of the 

 West African Tarentohi ihffahtvdi h-oin St. Vincent, t'ape Verde, Macgillivray, men- 

 tioned in my Catalogue of Lizards,^ vol. 1, }}. 199." 



